FOLLOWING the approval from the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA), Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s (TNB) smart meter installation project has resumed on Aug 1, after it was postponed due to the total lockdown since June.
Thus, by the end year more than 600,000 Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) customers will become smart meter users and the number of smart meter users will increase to more than 1.8 million. As of June 30, 1.22 million TNB customers have had the smart meters installed in Klang Valley and Melaka.
TNB Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project Director, Ir. Mohamed Ghous Ahmad said the focus will be given to making sure that standard operating procedures (SOPs) like social distancing and the use of face masks are adhered at all times.
“The smart meter installation at this early phase will focus on high-rise buildings with management bodies, that are located in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Putrajaya, and Cyberjaya to ensure the adherence to social distancing in the effort to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus,” Mohamed Ghous explained.
“To ensure the safety of contractors and customers, the installation of smart meters will be carried out with strict compliance with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) set by the National Security Council (NSC).”
Meanwhile, TNB is committed to ensuring its frontliners are vaccinated. To-date, 98% of almost 8,000 TNB frontliners have completed their vaccination under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK).
Smart meter users get to enjoy various features including monitoring and managing their electricity consumption through myTNB portal and application. Generally, more than 60% of TNB smart meter users are already using myTNB.
Additionally, smart meter and myTNB users can track their usage pattern in Ringgit or kilowatt/hour (kWh), view the current consumption notification by end of the billing cycle as well as keeping a tab of the impact of their energy usage on the environment. – Aug 22, 2021
