SBASSE Conducts a Symposium on Smart Metering in Collaboration with K-Electric - Press Release issued by Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Lahore -- December 18, 2018 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)

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LUMS Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE) conducted a Symposium on 'Smart Metering' in Collaboration with K-Electric on November 29, 2018 at CS Smart Lab, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). The event was attended by different renowned electric companies including K-Electric, LESCO, MEPCO, IESCO, TESCO, PESCO, NEPRA, NTDC, USAID, Tetra Tech, Alter Consulting, PITC, KICS, BarqBox, Techlogix Pakistan, Hassan and Hassan Advocates.

Diversity of angles within the electrical and technological domains, the conference discussed and threw light on number of terms and concepts in order to discuss the bigger picture. From 'Smart Metering' to 'Advance Metering,' many applications were talked about.

Smart metering is about consumer-end, which is not covered as an essential goal, it will not do justice to energy sector improvement policies. Therefore, consumer must be the center of attention. Lots and lots of data will help in proper segmentation of consumer to determine their behaviour and consumption requirements.

Second important section in energy chain development is Networking i.e. proper networking must be applied so that the data availability to field is before time. According to a case study at K-Electric, bill recovery increases as the accuracy in billing improves.

"Components of Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI) are Smart Meters, Communication platform, Head-Ends, Billing Engines, Meter Data Management (MDM) unit and Analytics." The conference also discussed number of challenges and how they can effectively be addressed.

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