APSPDCL to provide prepaid smart meters for government services from June 1

Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (APSPDCL) connected Friday (May 15, 2026) announced that it volition supply prepaid astute meters to authorities energy services crossed its jurisdiction starting June 1.

APSPDCL’s Chairman and Managing Director Sivasankar Lotheti stated that the decision, taken successful accordance with the cardinal government’s directions, volition beryllium implemented successful authorities offices, h2o works, municipal bodies crossed Tirupati, Nellore, Chittoor, Annamayya, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nandyal, Anantapuram and Sri Sathya Sai districts.

The determination comes successful the backdrop of the institution suffering powerfulness measure dues to the tune of ₹9,507 crore from authorities institutions successful these 9 districts alone.

Smart meters person already been installed astatine respective offices to trim the load of pending energy dues from departments and to amended the fiscal presumption of the powerfulness organisation companies.

With the Union authorities making prepaid meters mandatory, the institution is speeding up the implementation process. “Through prepaid metering, energy depletion tin beryllium monitored continuously and powerfulness usage tin beryllium controlled and opportunities for savings successful energy bills volition increase,” Mr. Sivasankar Lotheti said, adding that the aforesaid would beryllium implemented from June 1.

A whopping 1.17 lakh services are apt to beryllium brought nether this prepaid metering system, which includes 91,306 azygous signifier and 26,507 3 signifier services. The district-wise breakup is Nellore – 17,067; Tirupati – 19,545; Chittoor – 14,622; Annamayya – 14,346; Kadapa – 16,261; Anantapuram – 8,422; Sri Sathya Sai – 7,002, Kurnool – 10,603 and Nandyal – 9,945 services.