PGVCL Smart Meter In Saurashtra – Say Bye To Old Digital Meter

Smart Meters do more than just count units, they’re like electricity’s personal assistant. With real-time tracking, they know your power habits better than your morning coffee routine. Forget the old-digital meter – Smart Meters give you the power to recharge online, just like your phone. See FAQS mentioned below.

1. When and where the Smart Meter likely be installed ?

The Smart Meter installation project by the central government is set to begin in Gujarat, including the specific region of Saurashtra, starting from December onwards, carried out by PGVCL and the process is ongoing. it will be implemented on all DISCOM company in a timely manner. The target of installing 1.6 crore smart prepaid meters has been set to be achieved within the next 2 years.

2. Which type of Consumer & Category are Included for Smart Meter ?

In the starting stage of this project it is said that the smart meters will be installed initially in government offices for pilot project , then it will be followed by industrial connections and then at last residential connections.

3. Who Is Excluded from Smart Meter Installation ?

Currently the Agricultural category is excluded from this project.

4. What is the Project Estimated Cost ?

It is estimated that the expenditure of Rs. 3550 crores will be incurred in Saurashtra for installing smart meters for approximately more than 50 lakh connections.

5. What is the installation charges ?

Charges of the meter is estimated between 7000 to 10000. But as per the the information available consumer will not have to pay any charges for the installation of the Smart Meter.

6. Benefit & Capability Of Smart Meter

1. Monitoring and control of daily electricity equipment usage.
2. Real-time tracking of electricity consumption ( Units / KWH ).
3. Detailed analysis of past day , week , month electricity consumption and pre-estimation.
4. Convenient options for online recharging similar to mobile recharge.
5. Smartly detection of energy efficient practices as per daily consumption.
6. Real Time tracking of balance.
7. Prevention of human interference and error in meter readings.
8. Real-time alerts and notifications
9. The smart meters will provide minute-to-minute consumption data, which will allow consumers to use cheaper power during daylight hours.
10. Smart Meter can provided dynamic range of pricing in between day and night shift and that may become beneficial to consumer if implemented with proper analysis on the basis of data.

7. How It Will Work ?

The Smart Prepaid Meter will have a SIM card embedded, similar to a mobile device. Cost Savings Say goodbye to unexpected high bills. Smart Meters empower you to track usage patterns, promoting energy-efficient habits and saving your money. You will not have to wait for meter reader for billing you every month or two month for your consumption nor will have to wait in a long que for simply paying your bill but you will have the power of when to pay and what to pay as per your need and requirement.

8. How to recharge Smart Meter ?

There will be two option for consumer to recharge.

1. Recharging the smart meter is similar / same as recharging mobile SIM card. Lot’s of wallet option will be available as similar to Mobile Sim card.
2. Consumer can visit the nearest PGVCL office to recharge, nearest authorized shopkeeper.

9. How the balance will get deducted ?

The balance will get deducted as per your consumption of the electricity equipment. Once the balance reach to the end the power will get cut-off automatically. But as per the rumor the power will not get cut-off immediately but the consumer will have 24 hrs to make a recharge to refill the balance , after refilling the balance the used electricity without balance until it get recharged within 24hrs will be deducted from the new balance.

10. How Smart Meter Will Look Like ?

The Smart Prepaid Meter will be almost similar to a regular digital meter but as you know it is smart meter so it will have more capacity like live communication to devices and other possible things to maintain a ease of convenience. It will be connected to the server and will communicate with PGVCL Server in order to send a detail consumption report.

11. Other Benefit :

Due to the technology there will be no more error like currently the customer is facing and customer will have numerous benefits.

Benefits Like :

1. Accurate & Correct Billing.
2. No Delayed Billing.
3. No Debit / Credit Payment Issue.
4. Consumer Can Track Daily Consumption.
5. Can Track Which equipment is using more power and much more..
6. Due to all this feature consumer can even smartly plan electricity consumption costing in advance

12. What to do in case of any fault happen in the Smart Meter ?

1. Consumer will have to file a complain on PGVCL toll free helpline number : 19122 / 1800 233 155333.
2. But as it widely get installed it is likely to be known that the feature will be introduced within the mobile application to register a complain

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