Smart Grid Creates A Prepaid-meter Replacement Requirement

Smart grid suppliers can assess UPERC’s direction requiring UPPCL to prepare a two-month roadmap for replacing remaining STS keypad and token prepaid meters with smart or DSDR equipment. The order follows verification of irregular charges affecting 92,231 consumers. EnergylineIndia.com notes that UPPCL credited Rs 32.75 crore and reported no pending refund within the eligible group. Of 93,138 accounts initially examined, 907 older prepaid-meter accounts were excluded because they had not incurred the disputed charge. This Smart grid classified summary presents demand for meter replacement, billing controls, data validation and consumer-account reconciliation. The refund exercise is recorded as complete for verified eligible consumers, but the equipment response remains subject to regulatory monitoring. The order does not establish that every affected meter in Uttar Pradesh has already been replaced.