To detect power thefts in the state, the Assam government is to introduce 'Ring Fence System,' an advanced IT device system. With this, electricity theft might soon become a thing of past in Assam, says the State Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi.
The State government is to set-up the 'Ring Fence System' in the state soon. The Minister said with the system in place, stealing of power by anyone, be it individual or industry, almost "impossible". To start with, the new technology will cover 72 urban centres, including capital city Guwahati and the government has readied to invest at least Rs 875 crore for the same.
The Minister claimed that setting up of the new system would also help the highly loss making Assam Power Distribution Company Ltd (APDCL) bring down its transmission and distribution (T&D) losses from present 28 per cent to 15 per cent in next two years.