Smart Meters for Energy Efficiency (English)
Channel: Asian Development Bank
Date: 2021-11-19

With ADB’s support, 1.4 million pre-paid smart meters were installed in 3 regions in Uzbekistan, and a data center to process the information from the smart meters was built in the capital city Tashkent.

Smart meters promote energy efficiency. They accurately measure power usage and provide real-time information to the power utility and consumers. Billing is automated and consumers pre-pay for the electricity they plan to use. Consumers can see their power consumption through the smart meter display, incentivizing them to adapt their habits to fit their budget.

The use of smart meters significantly reduced the local electric utility’s commercial losses and improved its financial position, helping it invest in further reducing transmission and distribution losses. This helps save energy, and means fewer carbon emissions for Uzbekistan which is still heavily reliant on fossil fuels to generate electricity.

0:00 Introducing smart meters for electricity
1:52 How do smart meters work? 
3:05 Saving energy through smart meters