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New Mobile App Service for the Smart Meter plan for electricity consumption

Posted on: 20/Mar/2019 1:08:18 PM
TANGEDCO has decided to introduce a new special mobile App service to support their new project of installing Smart Meters for electricity consumption, which wont require anybody to take the meter reading. The consumption of 1st 100 units of electricity is given free. Consumption of up to 400 units will be given subsidised charges.

However, there is a complaint that those who consume higher quantum of electricity tend to show lower reading with the collaboration of TANGEDCO staff! This leads to losses of revenue of several Crores of Rupees for TANGEDCO! 

Subsequently, a new system of installing smart meters with SIM cards and modem which would not require manual reading/recording of meters is being taken up. The 1st of this smart meter plan will be carried out in the commercial complexes and multi-storeyed apartments in Chennai T.Nagar.

The project cost is estimated to be Rs. 109 Crores. 1.40 lakhs smart meters are to be procured.

Presently, the electricity bill can be paid through a mobile App from TANGEDCO.  Only the details of consumption and the bill payment will be displayed.

In this situation, TANGEDCO will provide a new separate App exclusively for the smart meters. This App will contain the details of the consumer, energy consumed so far, and the related charges which can be accessed immediately.