Patna: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said smart pre-paid meters will be installed in every house by March 2025. At a function in Patna on Wednesday, Nitish Kumar inaugurated, dedicated, and laid the foundation stone of all schemes worth Rs 3452.11 crore in the energy sector. 12,657 crore.
In his address on the same occasion, Nitish Kumar said, "A lot of work is being done in the power sector in the state. What was the power situation in Bihar earlier? In 2005, there was only 700 MW of power supply. Today, 6,627 MW of power is being consumed. "There is no dearth of money for the ongoing installation of prepaid smart power meters in the state," the CM said. The officials of the Department of Energy are doing their job and the project will be completed by March 2025. "Installation of pre-paid smart meters in all households will not only facilitate consumers but also remove the problem of wrong billing. It will also increase the revenue of power companies in the state. '
"We have electrified every house," he said. The objective of providing electricity to each household was fixed by December 2018, which was completed two months ago in October 2018. Nitish said that power plants have to work in several phases to provide electricity to the homes of individuals, which the energy department is implementing brilliantly. He said Bihar is the first state where electricity connections up to 19 kW load capacity in all urban and rural areas are being provided to the people online through the Suvidha app.
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