PLN UID Jakarta Successfully Replaced KWh Meter Postpaid With Smart Meters

JAKARTA - PT PLN (Persero) through the PLN Customer Service Implementation Unit (UP3) Bandengan, UID PLN Jakarta Raya managed to make 100 percent postpaid kWh meter replacement to the'smart meter' Advanced Metering Infrastructure' (AMI).

General Manager of PLN UID Jakarta Raya Lasiran said that 175,100'smart meters' had been installed to replace the old postpaid kWh meter.

"Within 125 days, AMI's'smart meter' replacement process at PLN UID Jakarta Raya was carried out well," said Lasiran in a statement to the media, Tuesday, October 31.

He explained, with the presence of AMI's'smart meter', the use of customer electrical energy can be done and known by PLN remotely. This digital communication system makes the results of reading meters more accurate and will further maintain customer privacy.

"Previously, PLN recorded manual use of consumer electricity by visiting the house," added Lasiran.

One of PLN's customers, Tri, admitted that he was very happy with AMI's'smart meter' replacement program, because he now doesn't need to be afraid that the kWh meter at home is not legible.

"Now every month no one comes to record a meter to the house. If there is a power outage at home, PLN also immediately finds out. Thank you PLN," said Tri.

For information, AMI's 'Smart meter' has been supported by a two-way communication system between PLN and 'Internet of Things' (IoT)-based customers so that they can measure'real time' In addition to being more accurate and more secure privacy, another Smart Meter AMI advantage is monitoring the use of electrical energy by customers can be done in real time.

PLN can also do early detection of outages and disturbances so that they can be resolved more quickly. AMI Smart Meters can be integrated with other PLN services through PLN Mobile.