Writing in Economic Times ( 08 Dec / Govt to rope in Telcos for Smart Meter
Connectivity ) , Nishtha Saluja , describes a “ Smart Meter “ as follows :
“ A smart meter is a new kind of Electricity meter that can automatically send meter
readings to the power supplier for billing and help consumers better understand
their energy usage “
On same day , Hindustan Times carried a news report
titled :
“ Centre, States to implement DBT scheme
in power sector “
Power Minister, Shri R K Singh said :
“ There is no such thing as free electricity . Any subsidy you want
to give to any category of consumers, it has to be direct benefit transfer ( DBT ) . That is
something which we have agreed. We will bring it into the law .
To improve efficiency and reduce losses, the Union and the State
governments will be leveraging
technology for 100 % metering and doing away with
any human interface in consumer facing functions such as metering , billing and
collections
These steps will require amendments in the Electricity Act of 2003 “
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Now , this statement must be viewed in the context of
what Shri Narendra Modi
said while launching “ Saubhagya
“ scheme , a few weeks ago , viz :
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“Named Saubhagya, which means “good luck” in Hindi, the scheme’s mission is
to ensure all Indians have electricity by the end of 2018.
This will involve the electrification of more
than 40 million
households and is estimated
to cost approximately $2.5 billion USD.”
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Congratulations , Shri Singh
!
But , if you really want to “ DO AWAY WITH ANY HUMAN INTERFACE
“ , I urge you to ensure that those “ Smart Meters “ that you plan to install at those 40 million households , conform to the
following “ Specifications
“ :
* It
will be a Tablet look-alike device
· It
will show daily – weekly – monthly , power consumption of the premises
· It
will show the “ average / highest / lowest “ monthly consumption
· It
will also show how many UNITS remain to his BALANCE , at any given time
· It
will show a GRAPH comparing consumptions during any two “ periods “
· It
will have facility to enter ( type in ) , customer’s Aadhar Number ( of course, linked
to his Bank Account Number )
· After
login ( using biometric identification of Finger + Iris + Voice ) , customer
can “
Re-charge “ his “ Account “ with (
say ) , Rs 1,000 / - at the beginning, using the
built-in Virtual Keyboard ( Device will have
built-in camera )
· When
the “ balance “ to his credit falls to ( say ) Rs 100 / - , an alarm will ring
and
he will also get Email / SMS / WhatsApp
reminder
· If
he fails to “ Re-Charge
“ his account , power will
get disconnected upon the
balance falling to Rs 10/- !
· Power
will start flowing again as soon as consumer “ re-charges “ through device
Read further
details :
09 Dec 2017
www.hemenparekh.in
/ blogs
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