Up news: Dr. Ashish Kumar Goyal, President of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL), has appealed to the residents of departmental houses to install smart meters soon. He said that this step has been taken towards strengthening the energy accounting system. This will ensure accurate monitoring and efficiency of energy consumption. With the installation of these meters, the facilities of exemption provided to the employees will remain unchanged, the employee will not suffer financial loss by installing a smart meter.
New guidelines related to smart meter mandatory
The Energy Corporation Chairman gave information that the mandatory smart meter has been implemented in the allocation of departmental houses of the corporation. If an employee wants to take the housing of the corporation, he wants to continue to live in it, then he will have to agree to install a smart meter. This decision is being considered a big step towards bringing transparency under the administrative reforms of the Department of Energy. He said that proper use of digital technology is necessary to deal with today’s energy challenges.
Steps to increase transparency and answer
Smart meters will not only help in monitoring consumption, but will also provide accurate information of energy damage. With this new system, real time data will be obtained by every employee of Energy Corporation. This will bring transparency in the billing process and will help prevent misuse of departmental resources. Through the data of smart meters, it will be determined which houses consumption is unusual, which will lead to timely steps.
An attempt towards improving the Department of Energy
The Department of Energy is already giving priority to digital transformation and energy efficiency. The establishment of smart meters in this direction is considered a major initiative. Officials believe that this step in the future can become a model for other departments. This appeal is being seen as energy management reforms between employees and officials. The department hopes that this step will play an important role in energy efficiency, accountability and better use of resources.
