Kerala’s public sector electricity distributor plans to phase out its old meters and introduce a recharge system similar to prepaid mobile phones. The proposal may help the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) to save power and reduce or relocate the human resources needed to physically check consumption by going from door to door.
The new hi-tech meters could be recharged by the consumers as you do with a prepaid mobile phone connection or a direct-to-home television. The consumers will no longer be visited by KSEB linemen threatening to “unplug the fuse” but they will have to recharge their account as and when they exhaust their purchase.
The new system is expected to save electricity by forcing the consumer to keep a close watch on the usage. The board may not need its large workforce to read the consumption meters in each house personally.
The system has been successfully tested elsewhere in India. The KSEB has initiated the tender proceedings to set up the system.
Under the new system, a consumer will be supplied with a detailed report on the day’s consumption.
The board is also looking at a suggestion that the new system should be applicable only to those customers who use more than 500 units.
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