ISLAMABAD: Telenor Pakistan has signed Pakistan’s first-ever tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement smart metering at its Base Transceiver Station (BTS) sites across Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K). According to a news release the initiative aims to empower societies by leveraging smart metering technology to enhance energy efficiency and ensure consumption accuracy. The tripartite agreement brings together Telenor Pakistan, Government of AJ&K and SBEEC to pilot a smart metering solution enabling both consumers and the power distribution company to monitor electricity consumption in real time. The solution will help ensure precise billing, minimize energy wastage by monitoring usage patterns and support data-driven decision-making to optimize resource utilization. The initiative also aligns with Telenor Pakistan’s larger vision of promoting digital solutions for socio-economic development. The tripartite MoU was signed at Telenor Pakistan’s Campus 345 in Islamabad and was attended by Awais Vohra, Chief Technical Officer, Telenor Pakistan; Irshad Ahmed Qureshi, Secretary, Electricity Department, Government of AJ&K; Zaffar Sami, Executive Director SBEEC, along with senior officials of the respective organizations. Speaking on the occasion, Awais Vohra, Chief Technical Officer, Telenor Pakistan, said, “This pilot project, the first-ever collaboration with any DISCO, marks a significant step in the digital transformation of the energy sector. DNA
