Publish Date: | Wed, 09 Mar 2022 02:03 PM (IST)
Pankaj Tiwari, Jabalpur. MP Budget 2022: In the budget of the state, preparations are being made to spend a huge amount to improve the power infrastructure. The Energy Department has earmarked Rs 15434 crore for smart meters. This amount is fixed for the next four years. In this, every consumer will be connected to the smart meter. In the first phase, a target has been set to install smart meters for about 25 lakh consumers.
The scheme was implemented in March 2021 but work is being done at a slow pace. The East Zone Electricity Distribution Company is to get about 10 lakh electricity meters. Apart from this, 3 lakh smart meters will be given to West Zone Company and Central Zone Electricity Distribution Company to get about 12 lakh smart meters. Apart from this, a provision of about Rs 13 thousand crore will be made for power infrastructure. In this, lines, transformers, sub-stations etc. of distribution companies will be ready.
Smart meters for 15 thousand consumers with more than 10 kW capacity: The company is giving the gift of installing smart meters to the electricity consumers. The East Zone Electricity Distribution Company is installing smart meters in about 15 thousand consumers whose load is more than 10 kW. Due to corona infection, this speed was slow, due to which 4-5 thousand consumers could have smart meters. Now the work of installing the meter again has accelerated. The readings of the consumers here automatically reach the company’s servers. For this one does not have to go to the premises of the consumer. Whereas after the installation of smart meter, the consumer should also get the information about the consumption and load on the mobile every moment. For this an app has to be made which is not yet ready.
Complete control of smart meter will be centralized. The company’s officers will be able to read the meter data of the consumer’s house at all times while sitting in the office. How much is being consumed, what is the load going on. Everything. For how long did the power consumption decrease? At what time is the meter running at what load? All this data will be visible online. If the consumer does not pay the bill, he will not have to go home and cut the line. The officers will be able to switch on and off the electricity whenever they want from the office itself.
– Viewed the complete account of the meter online on the computer. The pre-paid payment formula will also be in the smart meter. That is, like mobile recharge, consumers will be able to use electricity by paying an advance amount. After the meter is recharged with the amount, the supply will automatically stop.
All data will be in MDM-
The responsibility of preparing the data of electricity consumers is with the East Zone Electricity Distribution Company. Which will also prepare data of consumers of West Zone Electricity Distribution Company, Central Zone Electricity Distribution Company. Meter Data Management (MDM) In this, the company will collect all the information related to the meter installed at the consumer’s house. Accordingly, the power supply will be operated.
This has to happen soon-
In the first phase, 25 smart meters of the state are to come.
By the year 2027, every consumer is preparing to install a smart meter company.
– 9.5 lakh meter east area is to be set up in the company.
The smart meter will send the load, power consumption and other information to the company within a period of 15-15 minutes.
Information will be given through message 48-24 hours before the end of recharge.
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In the budget, infrastructure will be prepared with Rs 15,000 crore. In which transformers, sub stations, lines etc. will be improved. Apart from this, 13 thousand crore rupees will be spent on installing smart meters in four years.
Sanjay Dubey, Principal Secretary Energy MP Government
Posted By: Ravindra Suhane