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Nov 17, 2009 News
Prepaid meters are being installed in sections of Kitty, North Ruimveldt, Stabroek and Bourda markets and Black Bush Polder. Guyana Power and Light say that these are target areas. GPL is hoping to install just over 2,000 of these meters, and the process has already commenced.
According to GPL Chief Executive Officer, Bharrat Dindyal, the company has not been receiving the required support. The results that were expected from the launching of the prepaid meters have not been forthcoming. However, installations are being done in Queenstown and Bourda, Georgetown.
Bharrat Dindyal previously said that the prepaid meters offer some advantages for loss reduction, but the significant benefits are basically allowing customers to manage their electricity more prudently.
He said that in cases where persons cannot pay an entire month’s bill at one time, it allows them to purchase electricity in amounts that their cash flow will allow.
“It allows them obviously to decide when they want to use power and when they don’t want to use power and of course the system has all sorts of features that allow you to manage and tell you how much you are using and the rate.”
It was explained that the programme benefits the utility companies because they no longer have to generate bills, don’t have to send a crew out to turn someone’s power on or off, and can collect on past due bills by allowing a customer to turn their power on while crediting a portion of their prepaid power to their past due account.
The meter works with technology similar to cell phones, whereby one purchases credit via a card and enters the PIN number to the meter.
Regarding the level of theft and prepaid meters, the official noted that the impact has raised the bar significantly.
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