CASE STUDY
Hexing provides ultimate solution to protect utility’s revenue in Dominican Republic
Project at a glance
- Employer: EDESUR
- Supplier: Hexing Electrical Co Ltd.
- Project Duration: System Installation: Dec, 2011~ April. 12, 2012
- City: Santo Domingo
- Meter Qty and Type:
Phase1- supplied 20,592 prepaid meters (HXE12N-1) and 1144 G3 cabinets. (till Dec., 2012)
Phase2- 17,802 smart Prepaid Meter and 1052 G3 cabinets
- System: MDC System (50,000 points licenses), Vending system
- Communication: GPRS
Project Results and Benefits
- Prior to the report, totally 38,394 end meters, 2,196 sets of G3 cabinets and collectors are delivered to Dominica and added to Hexing’s AMI system.
- Hexing’s MDC system enhanced the accuracy of meter reading and increased customer’s satisfaction on utility’s service.
- G3 cluster meter cabinet is usually installed far from end users, which avoids illegal operation and damage of meter inside. Thanks to Hexing’s anti-tampering designing, deploying of this system help utility realize the target of line loss reduction.
- MDC (AMI) allows utility to execute load limitation on users via dual way communication, which realizes peak time load shaving to ensure network performance.
- Payment ratio has been improved to more than 98% after the implementation of smart STS meters.