The Haryana government is set to start smart metering work from August 31. This development comes at a time when the state is focusing on drawing up a detailed action plan for implementing the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) and operational and financial parameters of the DISCOMs.
In a review meeting on the power sector of Haryana at Chandigarh held on Monday, the Union Minister for Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal emphasised on reducing the cost of power purchase, rationalising expenses, and augmenting revenue. He noted that while AT&C losses had improved consistently over the years, it should be ensured that the performance improves further.
The union minister stressed on the need for phased rollout of prepaid smart metering, beginning with government consumers and employees, followed by high-end consumers with load more than 10kW, with appropriate incentive mechanisms for voluntary conversion.
He also advised the state to undertake all loss reduction works on priority with time-bound completion targets.
