The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) on Saturday said that it has installed 157,000 smart meters in Gurugram and covered 1,314km network of power lines where high tension cables have been put underground. Officials from the power distribution company said the target is to install 297,000 smart meters across the district and put 2,000km high tension lines underground by the end of 2022.
The officials said that the work of installing smart meters and underground cabling under the Smartgrid project was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The project was started in 2018.
According to the officials, the smart meters will do away with the need for manual meter reading and resulting disputes, reducing thefts and increasing billing efficiency.
