Power Distribution
BESL Reduced 30% Of Commercial Loss With Bynry's Photo Meter Reading
Bharatpur Electricity Services Limited (BESL) reduced 30% of theft and improved their billing process by implementing Bynry's photometer reading solution. The meter conditions were also improved as the solution also enabled them to track and schedule maintenance.
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Summary
Industry: Power
Scope: Automation of meter data collection by installing photometer reading and billing technology
Consumer Base
60,260
Consumer Categories
Domestic, Commercial, Agricultural
engagment period
2 Years
Key Challenges
- Lack of Consistent Consumer Data
- Paper Based Meter Reading.
- Field Force Integrity Issues.
- Electricity Theft.
- Non Billing And High Average Billing.
Salient Features
- GPS Tracking
- Real Time Dashboard.
- Automated Daily Reports.
- Quality Assurance.
I have been using Bynry’s PowerPlay for a while now and it has earned a special place and strong reputation for facilitating on-time meter reading and bill distribution. By implementing the solution we could deliver high quality services and reduce commercial loss by 30%. We also noticed 50% improvement in consumer indexing and 100% meter data quality. I will recommend the solution to my peers.
BESL
Commercial Head • Bharatpur
About BESL
BESL is an electricity distributor based out of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. They are a distribution franchise of Jaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) and a fully-owned subsidiary of CESC. The company boasts of 62,000 power consumers with annual energy sales of 230 million Kwh units
Challenges
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A power distributor with a fast-growing consumer base, BESL wanted to
embrace technology
and implement automation to fast-track their processes. The immediate
requirement was to
employ automation technology which could increase the efficiency of
operations.
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Lack of Consistent Consumer DataBeing a company with a fast-growing consumer base, BESL was relying on manual methods to profile consumer. The manual process let errors creep in and the lack of an accurate and automated consumer profile was one of the biggest challenges they faced. |
Paper Based Meter ReadingMeter reading and bill generation was performed manually and the field staff could only perform 50 meter readings per day. This slowed down the process significantly. |
Field Force Integrity IssuesManual operations rely heavily on the integrity of field force who carry them out. Lack of integrity on the part of field force led to overall operational inefficiency and commercial loss for BESL. |
Electricity TheftMeters were installed in multiple locations and there were absolutely no ways to track electrify supply or the assets. This resulted in electricity theft and revenue loss amounting to 15%. |
Non Billing And High Average BillingDue to the overdependence on manual processes, non-billing and high billing were common occurrences. The lack of a smart mechanism to track the process was one of the major challenges the company faced. |
Solutions
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To overcome the challenges, BESL wanted to hire the best team that possesses technological expertise as well as industry knowledge. After considering a few partners, the company selected Bynry as they were looking for top-notch services. Bynry implemented the solution within 45 days and trained a field force comprising 50 members to facilitate smooth transition and operations. |
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Consumer Profile CreationBynry offered a robust technology solution that can automate consumer profile creation. The data can be accessed from anywhere and can be used to improve operations. BESL in sequencing and optimizing its meter reading routes. This helped them attend more consumers without increasing the existing resource strength. |
Field Force StreamliningBynry trained its field force and BESL's resources to grasp and run the solution in order to ensure smooth transition. |
Quality AssuranceBynry's solutions helped BESL improve their overall operational efficiency by 30% which, in turn, allowed them to assure quality at every front of the business. |
Data Analytics & ReportingData Analytics & Reporting is about the performance of the field force, supply of electricity, and meter data were generated automatically which helped BESL boost their operations multifold. |
TraceabilityFrom meter conditions to meter data, everything was traceable using the GPS-enabled solution offered by Bynry. |
Efficient BillingPhotometer reading and quality assurance solution guaranteed accurate bill reading which resulted in creating bills based on consumer usage. |
Impact
Increased Efficiency, Better Profit Margin
By embracing automation, BESL could not only improve the overall operational efficiency but also increase their bottom line as revenue leakages were identified and solved.
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Efficiency Increase
30 %
Improved Billing Accuracy
100 %
Meter Reading Per/day
150-200
Deployment Time
45 Days
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