AI-based Optical Character Recognition deployed for reading and billing meters.
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (Tata Power-DDL) has partnered with Anyline for meter reading. Using the industry-first optical character recognition technology, non-technical losses are reduced for field workers.
This collaboration between the companies, has rolled out the solution to field workers across North Delhi after development and testing being done.
Field workers can now instantly capture meter readings by combining mobile data capture and AI-powered anti-spoofing capabilities. This solution is integrated into the mobile devices of field workers to gather meter readings. The readings are verified by Tata Power-DDL to detect whether the data and images submitted are genuine and accurate.
Spanning across an area of 510 sq. km, including over 1.9 million meters, Tata Power-DDL has been able to significantly improve the data quality of readings, while also reducing the cycle time of meter billing for customers.
Ganesh Srinivasan, CEO, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited said, “We are committed to enhancing customer experience through integration and adoption of latest technologies. Our partnership with Anyline is a step in the same direction. The introduction of this solution will help us in delivering value propositions to our customers while ensuring that they are billed accurately for the energy they consume.”
Anyline, CEO and co-founder Lukas Kinigadner said, “We are delighted to have partnered with Tata Power-DDL, a truly innovative leader in power distribution, to develop this industry-first solution. We look forward to building on this work together in the future, with the aim of further leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to resolve other key challenges in the energy sector.”
