Smart meters are ‘accurate’

The Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) has affirmed its keenness to provide best services to citizens and residents in the Kingdom. In order to keep pace with the progress in the provision of services in the electricity and water sector, the authority has in recent years started introducing smart meters to replace mechanical meters like the developed countries, especially since the manufacture of mechanical meters has been lacking in recent times, the EWA said yesterday in a statement issued.

The EWA statement comes after false and incorrect information was raised about inaccuracy of smart meters. The authority stressed that the smart meters have many advantages for subscribers. “They are the most accurate meters in order to monitor the actual consumption automatically and without human intervention.” The authority affirmed that smart meters used in the Kingdom are selected according to high international standards, after all required tests and trials before installing it to the customer, other than routine tests for each meter.

“Smart meters are the safest to protect the subscriber’s devices by recording any malfunction of electricity through the automated system, in addition to the facility to disconnect electricity when there are overloads, which protects the subscriber from danger. “In addition, in future, smart meters will help customers monitor their electricity and water consumption through smart applications, where the subscriber will be able to identify the devices that consume the most electricity in his home, especially since the majority of electrical devices now adopt the smart system,” the statement said.

“It will enable the subscriber to link all electrical devices to the smart meter, which helps use the electrical load management service that the Authority plans to launch in future.” The authority said that smart meters also contribute to the speed of activation of electricity and water accounts for subscribers, where EWA can activate the electricity account at the same time that the application is submitted.

The authority is keen to ensure that the meter reading is accurate and that its main task is to develop its services to citizens and residents of Bahrain. EWA is constantly seeking to upgrade the electricity and water sector in the country, the statement added.