Bhubaneswar: Odisha is to introduce smart pre-paid meters to check power theft.
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State energy minister Dibya Sankar Mishra Monday said that out of the total 75 lakh retail consumers, the government is proposing to install about 25 lakh smart pre-paid meters in the first phase. As a pilot project the meter will be installed in Sambalpur and Rourkela cities.
Mishra said the consumer will now able to consume power according to their paying capacity by using pre-paid card. He said the smart meter will be able to report to the authority of any attempt to tamper the meter.
The energy minister said that the smart pre-paid meters would supplied to consumers free of cost.