CyanConnode to deploy 1 million smart metering solutions and AMI in India

CyanConnode India Pvt. Ltd has announced an order from Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd for up to one million of its Omnimesh RF Infrastructure smart metering solutions alongside advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) to be deployed in Bihar, India.

According to EPR, this comes in as the largest order to date for the Cambridge-based company, which provides networking solutions and applications. The order was placed by Genus Power Infrastructures, a smart metering solutions provider, which operates across the Asia Pacific region, for CyanConnode’s Omnimesh RF Infrastructure.

Under the purchase order, CyanConnode will supply the modules together with the AMI, standards-based hardware, Omnimesh head-end software, perpetual license and a support and maintenance contract.

Delivered as part of CyanConnode’s Omni Internet of Things (IoT) platform, Omnimesh is a scalable system aiming to provide cost-effective, multi-technology communications to support smart grid AMI solutions.

The smart meters are hoped to enable utilities to improve upon their commercial models and customer experience, automate billing, quickly locate and resolve outages, reduce distribution issues and losses and manage demand in real time during peak periods.

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“We are very pleased to once again be partnering with CyanConnode. Both companies have already worked closely together and successfully deployed four projects, resulting in the rollout of over 6 lakh (600,000) smart meters. I believe our joint capability and track record will result in further opportunities for both our companies in the near future”, mentioned Jitendra Kumar Agarwal, joint managing director of Genus to EPR Magazine.

Commenting on the occasion, Ratna Garapati, managing director and CEO of CyanConnode India, added: “CyanConnode is committed to strengthening the smart metering landscape in India by bringing in its experience of executing over a million smart metering points on the Omnimesh network across nine states and now into the state of Bihar. With Genus leading this initiative, we are very confident this implementation of 10 lakh (one million) Omnimesh modules will be a great success.”

Anil Daulani, president of global business of CyanConnode, added: “This is the culmination of several years of developing our RF technology for over 10 lakh smart meters and demonstrating reliable, consistent performance to meet Indian utility requirements for operational, technical and consumer-side improvements.

The supply of modules is expected to commence in September 2022, with installation being completed over two years.

The support and maintenance contract is for a period of eight years and will commence upon completion of installation.