Archive · 26 May 2025
Nagaland Launches Smart Prepaid Meters for Power Reforms
The power department in Nagaland is updating how electricity is managed.
They're installing smart prepaid meters, like topping up your phone.
This is part of a bigger plan to improve the electricity system, called the RDSS.
The goal is to cut down on wasted power and financial losses by 2026.
The new meters will help save energy, offer different payment plans, and make it easier for people to manage their electricity bills.
The department also wants to encourage people to install solar panels on their roofs with the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana.
Nagaland power department is rolling out smart prepaid meters.
The initiative is part of the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).
RDSS aims to reduce losses to 12-15% by March 2026.
18,000 smart meters have been sanctioned for multiple locations.
The department promotes the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana.
- Who
- Nagaland Power Department
- What
- Rollout of smart prepaid meters and loss reduction measures.
- When
- Ongoing
- Where
- Nagaland (Kohima, Dimapur, Chumoukedima)
- Why
- Part of power reforms and to reduce losses.
- Scheme
- Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS)
- Goal
- Reduce technical and commercial losses to 12-15% by March 2026
- Meters Sanctioned
- 18,000
- Locations
- Kohima, Dimapur, and Chumoukedima
- Initiative
- PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana
- Launched
- February 2024