Philippines: Meralco files proposal to begin AMI rollout in June

Philippines: Meralco files proposal to begin AMI rollout in June

In the Philippines, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has plans underway
to begin with its smart meter installations by June.

Last week, Meralco filed a proposal with the Energy Regulatory Commission
for approval of its smart meter programme.

The filing of the proposal for the energy regulator to approve the company's
smart meter project falls under efforts by Meralco to speed-up its smart
meter installation to "quickly and efficiently maximise its utility and
customer benefits," reported a local publication.

Smart meter programme benefits

If the utility's proposal is approved, Meralco will install the smart meters
for its existing and new customers. The smart meters will help Meralco
optimise its revenue collection through accurate power billing.

The new metering system is expected to help consumers increase their energy
savings and reduce bills through improved management of energy consumption
achieved from real-time access to energy usage data.

Meralco said it will use the new technology to quickly identify, reduce the
occurrence and duration of power outages. The utility's smart meter
programme is compulsory to all of the utility's residential and
non-residential customers.

In addition to improving the company's grid management and energy billing,
the smart meter programme will allow Meralco to introduce new business
models and digital services to improve its customer experience.

Consumers will be able to access their energy usage data and pay energy
bills by web portals as well as receive outage notifications via social
media platforms.

Programmes such as demand response, net metering and smart prepaid energy
services are set to be introduced once the smart meters are installed to
help the company reduce peak demands, integrate more distributed energy
resources, reduce carbon emissions and optimise its revenue collection.

The utility is also expected to use its smart meter communications network
for remote control of energy efficient smart LED streetlights and
distribution automation infrastructure.

Meralco will be activating an estimated total of 3 million customers and
targeted points within the distribution network by 2024.

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https://www.metering.com/news/smart-meter-programme-meralco/

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com