Chennai:
Tamil Nadu government would soon change old electricity meters in over 1.20 crore connections under the Centre's Restructured Accelerated Power Development Reforms Programme in a phased manner across the state.
"We will soon change the old meters with the news ones in a phased manner. It will be done under the Centre's RAPDRP," Electricity Minister Natham R Viswanathan told the state assembly on Monday.
The state presently has over 90 lakh single-phase connections and over 30 lakh three phase connections.
"To change a single phase connection, it would cost Rs 785 and Rs 2,600 for a three-phased connection. So, it would cost the government a total of over Rs 1,366 crore," he said.
The Centre has allotted Rs 1,125 crore towards RAPDRP and replacement of old meters, he said.
"We will soon change the old meters with the news ones in a phased manner. It will be done under the Centre's RAPDRP," Electricity Minister Natham R Viswanathan told the state assembly on Monday.
The state presently has over 90 lakh single-phase connections and over 30 lakh three phase connections.
"To change a single phase connection, it would cost Rs 785 and Rs 2,600 for a three-phased connection. So, it would cost the government a total of over Rs 1,366 crore," he said.
The Centre has allotted Rs 1,125 crore towards RAPDRP and replacement of old meters, he said.
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