EMRA: Meters of 7 million subscribers will be read remotely
Stating that investment and maintenance resources have been increased for the 2026-2030 period, EMRA President Mustafa Yılmaz announced that the meters of approximately 7 million subscribers will be read remotely within two years.
Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) President Mustafa Yılmaz announced that within the scope of smart meter transformation processes, meters of approximately 7 million subscribers will be brought under remote reading coverage in a two-year period, and outage and technical quality data of 15 million subscribers will be monitored.
Speaking at the "1st Innovation, Dissemination and Entrepreneurship Days in the Electricity Distribution Sector" event organized in cooperation with the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) and the Electricity Distribution Services Association (Elder), EMRA President Mustafa Yılmaz stated that in the fifth implementation period covering 2026–2030, the investment ceiling has been raised in real terms to approximately one and a half times that of the previous period, and planned maintenance resources to 2.1 times. Noting that the smart meter transformation started as of March 1, 2026, Yılmaz stated that by September, the installation of 4 million Smart Meter ECOs and 70,000 Smart Meter PROs had been completed. Yılmaz stated that it is planned to install approximately 2.7 million Smart Meter PRO models by the end of 2027.
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