Bengaluru: BESCOM begins replacing mechanical meters with digital ones

The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) said on Tuesday that it has started replacing old electromechanical meters in the city with digital meters that are consumer friendly and will help users know about voltage fluctuations, usage patterns etc.

The replacement work began in the first week of July, and presently, the digital device language message specification (DLMS) static meters are being installed in Rajajinagar, Rajarajeshwarinagar, Whitefield and Indiranagar divisions of BESCOM, officials said.

“The consumers can avail two years’ old data of their power consumptions from BESCOM sub-division once they get digital meters. These digital meters will be installed free of cost,” an official said.