Soon, consumers will have to pay first and then use power in Andhra Pradesh
A smart metering system unit installed in a building in Puducherry. The Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Corporation Ltd. has decided to introduce, over the next two years, prepaid meters for domestic electricity consumption for its 55 lakh consumers. File photo used for representational purposes only.
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The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Department is rolling out a smart and prepaid metering system for all consumers as part of the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), a Central Government-sponsored initiative.J. Padma Janardhana Reddy, Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Corporation Ltd. (APCPDCL), told The Hindu that the deployment of prepaid meters would follow a phased approach, beginning with the ...