Smart meters installed with the cooperation of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on incoming and outgoing feeders at all the nine government-owned electric utilities has helped save 100 megawatts of electricity.
Smart metering system installed in the grid stations will help distribution companies around the country to anticipate and manage energy loads, and allowing them to provide more people with electricity on more reliable basis, said an official of USAID while talking to media.
“Nearly 100 megawatts of energy have been saved and added to the national grid station through this programme”.
He said installation of smart meters at the electricity distribution companies under USAID funded project will help Pakistan reduce line losses and ensure efficient supply of electricity to the consumers.
“This system would help distribution companies that how much supply is coming in the transmission lines, what is the demand and how much power is being wasted,” he added. He said around $50 million were being saved from system improvement of all nine DISCOS that will eventually lead to cheaper electricity costs for Pakistanis.
Approximately 5,000 faculty meters have so far been replaced resulting in decrease of overall losses by 10 percent, he added. The official said the USAID was working with the government of Pakistan to improve energy distribution.
