A total of 12 lakh (1.2 million) more smart prepayment meters are going to be installed in the country's northwest region aimed at cent percent revenue collection besides reducing system loss to one percent.
Northern Electricity Supply Company (NESCO) Limited, headquarters in Rajshahi, will install the smart meters under its project styled "Installation of 12 lakh smart prepayment meters in NESCO areas" with an estimated cost of around Taka 712.63 crore.
Under the project, 11,13,608 single phase smart prepayment meters, 86,392 three-phase smart prepayment meters, 13,619 data concentrator units, 70 head held units and three head-end-systems will be installed.
Apart from this, license of the meter data management system for the 12 lakh meters will be installed.
The project will be implemented at 33 upazilas under some 14 districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur Divisions and in two city corporation areas.
