The Saudi Electricity Company, SEC yesterday, asserted, that it will tart implementing the first phase of the smart meters project, by supplanting the current meter with the smart meter, as part of the organization’s endeavors to provide a superior service.
The company added, in a statement on Sunday, that it will follow this step linking communication systems during the coming timeframe, up to the last stage by connecting billing system.
SEC guaranteed that the subscribers won’t acquire any expenses because of the shift from the current meters to the smart meters.
Moreover, The company noted that it will communicate with subscribers periodically to inform them about the progress of the project stages, and all services and applications of smart meters after the completion of the final stage of the project.
Last month, SEC signed 4 implementation contracts of the smart meters project valued SAR 9.55 Million.
The Chairman said that the project will support the national production; considering that 36% of the meters will be made locally and 33.3%, from the value of the products, which will used to produce the “ made in KSA” meters.
Previously, SEC confirmed that the smart counters SMP will give the national produce a chance in building 3.5 million meters, from 10 million, with no cost on the participant.
This comes as a success, after Egypt’s, in the smart card system for the electric meter; as KSA was influenced by the Egyptian experience in this project; that will be implemented soon.
