The BSES on Thursday signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bidgely, a global artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions company to develop AI-based solutions to detect and check the theft of electricity rampant across the network for further reduction in Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses.
According to a senior BSES official, BSES has been at the forefront of driving energy efficiency, energy conservation and digital transformation by deploying emerging technologies.“Initially this will be implemented in the identified BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) areas of South and West Delhi, the program may also be rolled-out in East and Central Delhi depending on the results,” he informed.
“Under the MoU, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and Bidgely will collaborate in the development and implementation of scalable AI-based solutions to enhance operational efficiencies in several areas including, AT & C loss reduction/power-theft detection, short-term load forecasting solutions based on historical time series data, weather and network related inputs,” he said.
“Detection and profiling of electric vehicles (EV) and solar rooftop PV and energy efficiency through customised energy saving insights for consumers. It will also enable BRPL to leverage Bidgely’s strengths and benefit from their global experience and expertise in these and related areas,” he added
Speaking on the partnership, Bidgely’s Chief Revenue Officer, Gautam Aggarwal said that Bidgely is honored to deploy its AI-powered solutions in ways that help BSES meaningfully connect with customers and prevent revenue losses associated with energy theft.
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