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GPL to replace 4,140 post-paid meters by year end

May 19, 2012 News

 

By Rabindra Rooplall

 

Guyana Power & Light (GPL) expects to replace 4,140 post-paid electro-mechanical and electronic meters with pre-paid meters by the end of the year, according to GPL’s Developmental and Expansion Programme 2012-2016 report.
According to the state-owned Power Company, these instances where the pre-paid meter would replace the post-paid meter include meter tampering and where the consumer has volunteered. GPL has not used the amendment in Electricity Sector Reform Act to enforce the pre-paid meter on post-paid customers because expert advice suggests there could be legal challenges.
The report further noted that by the end of 2011 GPL expected to have established over 6,700 new services, far above the 4,200 forecast in the work plan. By the end of last September 5,484 new services had been established.
The Developmental and Expansion Programme 2012-2016 report revealed that US$7.8M will be expended on non-technical loss reduction over the next five years. This includes installation of 30,000 pre-paid meters to replace post-paid meters, using the split meter technology.
Records reveal that 22 percent of the company’s losses are non-technical in nature and are largely as a result of electricity theft, faulty meters and deficiencies in the billing system. Electricity theft costs GPL $2B annually.
However, GPL will be issuing only pre-paid meters to new residential consumers and for tariff B consumers who are served by single phase, two-wire, 120-240 volt meters up to 80 amps and single phase three-wire meters up to 80 amps.

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