PATNA, Feb. 8 -- The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPHCL) will put to use the AI-driven electricity theft detection system in smart prepaid energy meters across the state after a pilot study of 1 lakh consumers in Bhagalpur (urban) electricity division between January 2024 and May 2025, uncovered widespread irregularities and generated Rs.1.46 crore in additional billing, energy secretary and BSPHCL chairman-cum-managing director Manoj Kumar Singh said on Sunday.

Sharing results of the pilot, Singh said data from about one lakh single-phase and three-phase smart meters was analysed, producing nearly 1,249 "high-probability leads" related to meter bypass and tariff misuse.

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