USAID’s SEP objective is to Employ a systematic methodology for utility turnaround and performance improvements at electricity distribution companies, delivering significant reduction in AT&C losses, improvements in operational performance and financial sustainability, and effectively enhancing the value of the DISCOs for eventual privatization.

As a part of the solution, SEP in consultation with all the stakeholders (PEPCO, NEPRA, PITC, DISCOs, AMR meter manufacturers, AMI vendors and NTDC’s Standards & Specification Department) has designed and developed standardized specifications for Universal Data Integration Layer (UDIL) database structure, views, commands and controls. Such a vendor independent plug-and-play arrangement will help DISCOs to procure smart meters through competitive bidding leading to the most cost-effective AMI deployment.