Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has appointed the Mumbai-headquartered information and communication technology firm, Spanco, as the information technology (IT) implementation agency (System Integrator) for implementation of IT infrastructure in the state under Part-A of the centre's Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme (R-APDRP). PSEB has issued a LoI to the company, stipulating that the Rs 284 crore contract should be executed over a period of 14 months, followed by maintenance for five years.

Under Part A of the R-APDRP programme, projects are to be undertaken to establish baseline data and IT applications for energy accounting, auditing and setting up of IT-based consumer service centers, with an aim to reduce AT&C loss and to improve consumer service. The preparation of baseline data includes GIS mapping, metering of distribution transformers and feeders and their automatic data logging. It would also include asset mapping of the entire distribution network at and below the 11 kV transformers and adoption of IT applications for meter reading, billing and collection, among other things.

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