Providing quality and timely services to valuable electricity consumers by using modern technology in the power sector is the aim and the vision of the Federal Government of Pakistan and the Ministry of Energy Power Division. By following the same vision Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has started the installation of state of the art Advanced metering Infrastructure AMI meters in rawalpindi city circle and Rawalpindi cantt circle.
Project Director AMI Mohsin Raza Gilani said that since April 2024, more than 480,000 AMI meters have installed and till the December 2026 target for installation of 1.2 million AMI meters will positively be achieved in rawalpindi. He said that to get better results AMI meters are also being installed on all industries and high losses feeders throughout the IESCO region
He said that AMI meters installation in Rawalpindi Sadar, Civil Line, Chaklala, Korang, Swan, Jhanda Chichi, Morgah, Tariqabad, Quaid-e-Azam Colony, F Block, Chandi Chowk, Muslim Town, Kangal, Dhok Kala Khan and Gulzar Quaid has been completed successfully.
By giving brief about AMI meters fractures said that this technology will ensure automated timely and 100 percent accurate meter readings, timely bills distribution, power theft control, automatic complaint registration, timely bills recovery, distribution system monitoring etc. and due to balanced and stable system transformer and meter burnt cases will also minimise.
