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Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary and Special Chief Secretary (Energy)K. Vijayanand has emphasised the value of completing 100% feeder and organisation transformer (DT) metering wrong the stipulated timelines and has directed the DISCOMs to guarantee reliable connection and information integration done the Head-End and Meter Data Management System (MDMS).
Addressing a reappraisal gathering with the CMDs of DISCOMs L Sivashankar, I. Prudhvi Tej, and P. Pulla Reddy connected Saturday connected the advancement of astute metre installation nether the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), Mr. Vijayanand called upon the DISCOMs to absorption connected accelerating the implementation, enhancing field-level efficiency, and strengthening user engagement for astute metering.
He instructed the DISCOMs and precocious metering infrastructure work providers to augment manpower deployment and expedite installations, peculiarly for government, commercial, and high-consumption home consumers.
The Chief Secretary said the DISCOMs had installed 17.96 lakh astute meters, covering astir 45% of the sanctioned scope, and astir 96% were communicating successfully, reflecting improved strategy integration.
He appreciated the DISCOMs for the advancement made and urged each stakeholders to prolong the gait to execute maximum astute metre rollout wrong the adjacent quarter.
Further, Mr. Vijayanand directed the utilities to standard up prepaid operations crossed each authorities departments and to guarantee timely arrears clearance and businesslike vigor usage done the caller radical wallet mechanism.
He asserted that astute metering was a transformative inaugural that would heighten billing efficiency, trim losses, and empower consumers done transparent and integer vigor management, and instructed the DISCOMs to enactment successful coordination with the Power Finance Corporation to guarantee creaseless money travel and compliance with RDSS guidelines.
He noted that online monitoring of 11 kV feeders reached 92.65% crossed each the DISCOMs, with the SPDCL achieving 98.07%, CPDCL 93.88%, and EPDCL 83.53% coverage.
He emphasised that fixing of astute meters for non-communicating oregon no-modem feeders should beryllium completed by the extremity of November 2025 to guarantee 100% real-time visibility and seamless integration with the government’s Real Time Governance System.
