Under digitization and up-gradation plan, the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has expedited a process for switching to advance metering infrastructure (AMI) meters and installed over 30,000 meters in various areas of Rawalpindi so far. At domestic consumer level, these meters were installed in areas of Gulzar Quaid, Dr Abdul Qadir Road, Gangal and Khana, the Chief Engineer Operation Director IESCO Muhammad Aslam Khan said this while talking to APP here Tuesday.
He said that AMI meters have also been installed at various transformers in areas of Korang Town, Westridge etc. Under the plan, the company would install over 900,000 AMI meters, initially in Rawalpindi City Circle, Rawalpindi Cantonment Circle and Taxila (Division), he said. Aslam Khan said the task would be completed by June 2026 for which initially two contractors have been hired to install around 2000 AMI daily in the said circles.
