Kolkata, Shiv Kumar Raut: To strengthen the power distribution system of West Bengal, the state government is going to install smart meters. The electricity department has planned to install smart meters in various offices of the state government. About 37 lakh smart meters will be installed in various government offices. This information was given by … Read more
Muzaffarpur. The anger of the electricity consumers once again erupted at around 11 am on Thursday morning over smart meters and wrong billing. Hundreds of people came out on the road due to power cut of 3693 consumers of Electricity Supply sub-division Saraiyaganj. When the bill went in minus, the electricity office at Tilak Maidan … Read more
A state in Eastern India: The work of installing prepaid smart meters in Bhagalpur city has been stopped for the last several days. Even on Tuesday, the team of the agency did not reach the homes of consumers to install smart meters. It is said that the installation of smart meters has stopped due to … Read more
About 24 thousand crore rupees will be spent in the next two years on the redevelopment of electricity infrastructure, agricultural electricity connections and installation of smart meters in Bihar. In this, Rs 10,000 crore is to be invested in South Bihar, while in North Bihar about Rs 14,000 crore is to be invested. Electricity supply … Read more
Bhagalpur: The power company is completing the work of installing smart pre-paid meters by running a campaign. With this, the company is getting freedom from the worry of revenue recovery. The hassle of outstanding electricity bill is coming to an end. On the other hand, electricity consumers are sweating to get their account re-charged. Most … Read more
Muzaffarpur: Vijay Kumar, Executive Engineer, Urban Forest Division said that the payment gateway is being repaired by the company. In the payment gateway, now three gateways will be used instead of one. After this, consumers will get rid of this problem to a great extent. For prepaid related complaints from the electricity company, consumers can … Read more
Muzaffarpur: The Government of India has amended the Electricity (Consumer Rights) Rules, 2020. The Ministry of Power has issued a notification in this regard on 14 June. Remote reading of all types of smart meters shall be done at least once in a day and other pre-payment meters shall be done at least once in … Read more
Patna. Bihar’s smart prepaid meter was appreciated in the 13th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eastern Zonal Council held in Patna on Saturday. A presentation regarding smart prepaid meters was made by the Government of Bihar as a good practice. The member states also selected this practice of Bihar for the Eastern Regional … Read more
Muzaffarpur: The DM held a review meeting with the engineers of the electricity company in the collectorate auditorium on protest against prepaid meters. In this, the DM directed the officials of the electricity company to install the prepaid meters at a fast pace. As well as solve the problem of the consumers at the same … Read more
Patna. Bihar is on top in the whole country in smart prepaid meter installation. To understand this success model of the state, a three-member team of senior engineers of Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company has reached Bihar. On the advice of the Chief Secretary of the Government of Chhattisgarh, the team reached and got information … Read more