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Using technology in the
fight against power theft
TATA Power Delhi Distribution (TPDDL) is using technology
interventions to track power theft in north and northwest
Delhi.
Power thieves are using advanced technologies tomanipulate
energy recording and display of meters through external
means that generally do not leave any evidence of theft.
To curb power theft TPDDL has installed automated meter
reading based energy systems at the distribution transformer
level and undertaken four levels of energy audits of all
distribution transformers on a regular basis.
This helps in identification of areas in terms of energy
mismatch and hence provides actionable inputs for
enforcement teams.
TPDDL also undertakes four levels of energy audit to identify
areas with increased theft related issues and has established
a special lab to analyse the effects of meter tampering,
working with manufacturers to make the meters tamper
proof.
The company has also extensively
replaced bare LT conductors with
LT ABC conductor and undertaken
metering of unmetered consumers
including slum clusters.
Commenting on the action, Praveer
Sinha, CEO and managing director of
TPDDL, said: “Power theft is a curse on
our society and it is the honest consumers
who are burdened unnecessarily. We are
determined to stop this menace in our
distribution network by using foolproof
technology interventions.”
Through the employment of
technologies, and with improvements in billing and collection
efficiency, TPDDL has already decreased aggregate technical
and commercial losses to nine per cent from 53 per cent in
2002.
Tata Power – India Website:
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❍ Praveer Sinha,
CEO and
managing
director of
TPDDL