BEST switches to upgraded meters
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The move will help check inaccuracies in electricity billing system and plug loss of revenue
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This, officials say, will help overhaul its billing network, check consumer usage profiles, detect deviations and also help reduce disputes with consumers. A senior BEST official said they have installed static low-power radio frequency (LPRF) meters for over 2 lakh consumers in the island city and planned to cover the rest in around three to five years. "We plan to cover all consumers," he added, stating that all new meters purchased were the upgraded ones. The old electro-magnetic meters will be replaced with new meters. He said the LPRP meters could be read remotely and were faster to read apart from cutting down on human intervention in the process. The BEST distributes power in Mumbai's island city and its licence area extends from south Mumbai to Sion in the east and Mahim in the west. It caters to over 9.57 lakh consumers in an area of around 68 sqkm. A BEST official said the new meters which could be read using hand-held devices would help get over problems faced by their staff in reaching meter cabins in buildings and societies. The meters will also help check power usage profiles of consumers and detect if they are stealing power, the official added. He said the modern metering system would help check inaccuracies in metering and billing system. It will also plug any loss of revenue. The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MahaVitaran) is also in the process of installing the LPRF and infrared (IR) technology-based meters to upgrade its metering system and do away with data entry errors and practices which distort consumers' bills. The LPRF-based meters will be installed in urban clusters which have a concentration of houses, whereas the IR meters will be installed in rural areas where houses and meters are dispersed. |
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