Over 200,000 AMI meters installed in Rawalpindi

Islamabad: Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) has successfully installed over 200,000 state of the art Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meters so far in various parts of Rawalpindi City and Cantonment Circles.

Terming the AMI is a revolutionary initiative in power sector by the government, Project Director Moshin Raza Gillani said that this project is successfully continue in two operation circles of IESCO i.e. Rawalpindi city and Rawalpindi Cantt. As per latest report over 200,000 old meters have been replaced with AMI meters and expressed the hope that till January 2026 all old meters in Rawalpindi city Rawalpindi Cantt circles Taxila and surroundings would be replaced with AMI meter.

He said that AMI has been installed in areas of Chandi Chowk, Muslim Town, Ghangal, Dr Abdul Qadeer Road, Gulzar e Quaid, PWD, Korang Town, Pakistan Town, Khana area, Sawan Garden, Media Town, CBR, Aghosh Town etc. Currently, AMI meters were being installed in Chaklala and Defence areas of Rawalpindi, he added. He said around 3,000 meters were being replaced in daily basis.

Moreover, he said AMI meter were also being installed on industries and high losses feeders. This would anticipate towards uninterrupted power supply and reduction in line losses and power theft. The Installation of AMI meter would also lead towards 100% accurate and timely meter reading, effective control on power theft, true estimation of power demand and supply, real time monitoring and control of electricity consumption, better recovery position, better and effective customer service, automated complaint registered of faulty meters to concerned field office, balanced distribution system and distribution transformers resultant in reduction of transformers and meters burnt complaints Moshin Raza Gillani said that this is a pilot project in Pakistan and Iesco has privileged to be a first power distribution company of Pakistan to implement this project.