Announced 4 years ago, Faridabad smart power meter project in a limbo

The project to install smart power supply meters has been delayed by four years. It was announced in 2019 to check power thefts and digitise the electricity distribution system.

Sources in the department said no decision had been taken over the launch of the project. “The Union Government has awarded the contract of the work to the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of various public sector undertakings of the Union Ministry. When the work will start only the contractor can answer,” an official of the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) said.

“We regularly contact the agency and will start the installation work as soon as possible.