With Assam government installing smart meters and consumers getting exorbitant bills for power consumption, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that there is no hike in the power tariffs and faulty billings may be due faulty readings of the new meters.
There is huge uproar as several consumers are claiming a steep increase in the power bills. There is a claim that per unit power tariff has gone up by 30 paise.
Sarma tweeted, “There has been no hike in power tariff but instances of unreasonable bill amounts have come in from consumers which is due to faulty readings in some of the newly installed smart meters. Instructed
@apdclsocial to urgently fix the faulty smart meters and address public grievances.”
Assam Power Distribution Company Ltd (APDCL)Chief General Manager (PP&D), Pradip Goswami stated that installation of smart meters does not lead to increase in electricity bills.
He said that smart meters are electronic meters with two-way communication capability for remote reading of meters. There are no differences between old static electronic meters and new smart meters regarding measurement of electricity as both of them follow the same BIS standards for electrical metrology i.e., IS 13779. The increase in monthly electricity bills in the recent months can be attributed to significant increase in electricity consumption in the months of July and August due to heat and less rain compared to previous months.
Goswami further said that electricity consumption by all domestic consumers generally increases in the month of July, August and September every year across the State due to the peak summer season.
The CGM said APDCL's efforts have been appreciated by many consumers as these smart meters are beneficial to the consumers owing to the accurate measurement of electricity without any human intervention, which results in preparation of correct bills based on actual consumption of electricity. With smart meters, consumers can also track his/her electricity consumption through a mobile app (Smart Bijulee) and use electricity judiciously.
There is huge uproar as several consumers are claiming a steep increase in the power bills. There is a claim that per unit power tariff has gone up by 30 paise.
Sarma tweeted, “There has been no hike in power tariff but instances of unreasonable bill amounts have come in from consumers which is due to faulty readings in some of the newly installed smart meters. Instructed
@apdclsocial to urgently fix the faulty smart meters and address public grievances.”
Assam Power Distribution Company Ltd (APDCL)Chief General Manager (PP&D), Pradip Goswami stated that installation of smart meters does not lead to increase in electricity bills.
He said that smart meters are electronic meters with two-way communication capability for remote reading of meters. There are no differences between old static electronic meters and new smart meters regarding measurement of electricity as both of them follow the same BIS standards for electrical metrology i.e., IS 13779. The increase in monthly electricity bills in the recent months can be attributed to significant increase in electricity consumption in the months of July and August due to heat and less rain compared to previous months.
Goswami further said that electricity consumption by all domestic consumers generally increases in the month of July, August and September every year across the State due to the peak summer season.
The CGM said APDCL's efforts have been appreciated by many consumers as these smart meters are beneficial to the consumers owing to the accurate measurement of electricity without any human intervention, which results in preparation of correct bills based on actual consumption of electricity. With smart meters, consumers can also track his/her electricity consumption through a mobile app (Smart Bijulee) and use electricity judiciously.
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