Dear Shri Kameswara Rao :
I read with
interest , your article ( Let there be light ) , in today’s Business Line
At one
place , you write :
“ Utilities
can now drive cost reduction by deploying a variety of automated technologies,
from grid sub-station to behind-the-meter “
I would to
know if you consider my following suggestion , to be feasible
With Regards,
hemen
parekh
(
M ) +91 - 98,67,55,08,08
A
Pre-paid Electricity Meter ?
In
an interview with Economic Times ( 15 May ) , Minister for Power / Renewable
Energy , Shri Piyush Goyalji says :
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“
UPA has been a sad example as during its tenure , people used to receive high
power bills all of a sudden .
In
some cases, the poor will not receive bills for months together and one day ,
he will receive a bill for last two years
Then
he is harassed to pay up
We
are talking to all the States that they have to ensure monthly bills , so
people don’t get a shock
If
there is a default, then action can be taken on a monthly due amount “
As
compared to those old days , of course , things are much better now
In
case of many DISCOMS ,
people can make an Online Payment from their web sites
I
believe , some of these DISCOMS have
even launched their own AEPS mobile wallets / apps , using which , power
consumers can make payments against their monthly bills
But
, how about a Prepaid Electricity Meter , with following features /
functionality ?
· 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
None
of this ( hardware + software + wireless telecom ) , is a Rocket Science !
Any
Start Up can come up with such a total , end-to-end , solution within 6 months
!
Only
thing , this device cannot stop is UN-METERED THEFT of power , where wires get pulled from
a power-line , bypassing the meter !
Other
than this one limitation , this suggestion has the potential to dramatically
improve the Financial Positions of the State DISCOMS !
Dear Shri Goyalji ,
Would
you like to pose this challenge to our Start Ups ?
19
May 2017
www.hemenparekh.in / blogs
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