Pre-Payment Electricity Metering

Country	India
Year	2007
Policy status	In force
Scope	National
Policy Type	•Regulatory Instruments   •Mandates   •Monitoring
Policy Target	•Buildings   •Non-Residential   •Residential •Multi-sectoral Policy   •Energy Efficiency
Description	On 1 July 2007, the Indian government introduced a pre-payment metering system for all government departments and private sector consumers with single-phase and three-phase electricity load below 45kW, to discourage power usage and ensure payment of bills.