IntelliSmart installing 20 million smart meters in India

Indian state smart meter JV Intellismart has reported currently installing smart meters for approximately 20 million households.

The smart metering rollout portfolio, with a value of R200 billion (US$2.4 billion), has been boosted by awards in four states, including one project each in Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Bihar and two in Gujarat.

The Uttar Pradesh project is notable for being the largest awarded so far under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme for a national smart meter rollout and should see the installation of 6.7 million smart meters in 14 districts under the jurisdiction of the distribution company Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (PVVNL).

In Assam, Intellismart is to install 1.5 million smart meters for the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited.

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This joins another rollout currently under way in Assam by Intellismart for 600,000 smart meters, which is a little over 60% complete.

In Bihar, IntelliSmart has won a project to install 3.6 million smart meters for South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited.

In Gujarat, IntelliSmart has secured the Letter of Award for implementation of end-to-end smart metering solutions from Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited (MGVCL) and Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited (DGVCL) for a total of 5.1 million prepaid smart meters.

“From the time smart metering was conceived as an aspirational and ambitious digitalisation programme for the distribution sector, IntelliSmart has been leading from the front, working with all the stakeholders to create a viable and bankable model for rolling out this systemic efficiency programme and have been fortunate to be part of this unprecedented success story,” commented MD and CEO Anil Rawal.

“This is one of the leading most power sector digitalisation programmes across the globe and shall go a long way not only to improve the financial and operational health of the distribution companies but would also be critical for success of large-scale renewables and e-mobility in the grid. The successful implementation of our smart metering projects, shall certainly support the country in realising the net zero commitments and shall also support the energy transition endeavour.”

IntelliSmart is implementing all the projects under a totex’ mode, i.e. capex plus opex, as per the RDSS guidelines.

The RDSS programme is planned to deliver 250 million smart meters across India.