Smart meters only for new connections, MESCOM

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Consumers who privation  to avail themselves of powerfulness  proviso   connected  and from January 1, 2026, are required to mandatorily instal  astute  meters.

Consumers who privation to avail themselves of powerfulness proviso connected and from January 1, 2026, are required to mandatorily instal astute meters.

Mangalore Electricity Supply Company (Mescom) has said the astute electrical meters are mandatory lone for caller energy connections, different than irrigation pumpsets, arsenic stipulated by Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission.

A connection present said immoderate radical person expressed apprehension that installation of astute meters would necessitate larger space. The institution said determination was nary request for a ample abstraction to instal specified meters.

Further, consumers who privation to avail themselves of powerfulness proviso connected and from January 1, 2026, are required to mandatorily instal astute meters. Smart meters are not compulsory for the existing consumers, Mescom said.

Published - December 14, 2025 08:11 p.m. IST

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