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Smart electricity meters for the whole country soon

Ante Leco Metering Factory will be geared to supply Smart Electronic Energy Meters for aLL house holds, public and private institutions countrywide shortly.

Necessary assistance will be provided to this company to upgrade its production to cater to the electricity meter demand of whole country form its present capacity of producing 6 to 7 percent of the demand, Power and Energy Minister Ravi Karunanayake said.

Minister Karunanayake made this revelation when he paid an inspection visit to Ante Leco Metering Factory in Bandaragma on Friday 31.

At present 50,000 smart meters and 200,000 Time of use meters are being produced at the factory.

The current production capacity will be increased with effect from to day, he said adding that the production of modems required for those meters will commence on August 28. .

The Ministry of Power and Energy and LECO introduced Electronic Energy Meter Manufacturing Technology in 2013 to Sri Lanka and converted Ante Leco Metering Factory to a modern factory.

The new manufacturing facility was established in Bandaragama with the technical assistance of Ante Metering Company of China .

The Ministry of Power and Energy selected the Joint Venture partner, Ante Metering Company of Zhejiang , China as the technology partner and started manufacturing energy meters on 05th October 2008 .

Today Ante Leco metering factory is able to manufacture many types of modern meters enabling electricity consumers to receive facilities such as remote metering, pre-paid facility and proximity meter reading. They can also check their electricity consumption through Internet.

(LI)