The government would bring the entire power sector under prepaid metering system by 2021 as it would play a significant role to ensure transparency and accountability in use of this resource, reports BSS. “We have a plan to introduce prepaid meter in the country against regular billing meter system, aimed at ensuring accountability and transparency in use and distribution of power,” state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid told the news agency yesterday. He said installation of the prepaid meter in the
power sector would greatly help the consumers in getting relief from the existing billing system. According to concerned officials, the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) would install as many as two crore prepaid meters across the country in phases, while it started to set up seven lakh prepaid meters in port city as part of the process.
Subscribers would be able to recharge their prepaid cards by going to the nearest vending stations and they would also be able to know their usage and remaining balance information from the stations, he added.
A consumer at Mirpur area in the capital told the agency that he appreciated the move for introducing prepaid metering system in the country and said this initiative would play a vital role in reducing the sufferings of consumers.
Nasrul Hamid already inaugurated installation of prepaid meter in the port city yesterday aimed at reducing the sufferings of consumers, adding, “Now, our concentration is on improving the customers’ service.”