Lucknow: To generate revenue from loss-making feeders catering to high number of power consumers, the Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration (Lesa) is set to introduce pre-paid meters to ensure payment for every unit consumed.
According to LESA officials, nearly 90,000 consumers haven’t paid their bills ever and majority of them hail from rural parts of the district and densely populated areas within city limits.
The highest number of defaulters are from Badgaon, Kakori, Ibrahimpur, Narayanpur, Hussainganj, Amindabad, Daliganj and Babuganj.
“Pre-paid meters will ensure that defaulters start paying bill for every unit they consume. Like pre-paid phones, consumers will have to recharge their accounts for electricity supply. From every month’s recharge, LESA will recover up to 10% of pending amount which a consumer has not paid,” said chief engineer LESA (cis-Gomti) Madhukar Verma.
“Earlier, we introduced pre-paid meters in Mohanlalganj and it bore positive results and helped us reduce losses. Our team is installing pre-paid meters in the worst performing feeders of Badagaon area. The drive has begun and soon all residential and commercial consumers will be covered,” he said.