Representation photo CollectedHeadquartered in Rajshahi, the state-owned company will install the smart meters with an estimated cost of around Tk414.83 croreNorthern Electricity Supply Company (Nesco) Limited on Thursday launched its program for installation of 500,000 smart prepayment meters in its areas. The Nesco will install around five lakh smart prepayment meters in different parts of the country’s northwest region aimed at checking misuses of power and getting actual revenue against the consumption of power. Headquartered in Rajshahi, the state-owned company will install the smart meters under a project styled “Installation of 500,000 smart prepayment meters in Nesco areas” with an estimated cost of around Tk414.83 crore. Under the project, 4,67,200 single phase smart prepayment meters, 32,800 three-phase smart prepayment meters, 3000 data concentrator units, 17 utility vending stations, one central data center, one master information centre and one digester recovery centre will be installed. Upon successful implementation of the project by June, 2022, the clients could use power upon its financial ability by using smart prepayment meters.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 08, 2020 11:37 UTC