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Over 20 crore smart meters okayed under RDSS, TN gets most
- Feb 14, 2023
Over 20 crore smart prepaid meters have been sanctioned so far under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), according to information recently tabled in Parliament. According to a written reply by Union power minister, R.K. Singh, Read more
India’s smart meter population nudging 5-million mark
- Sep 28, 2022
The count of smart energy meters deployed in India is approaching the 5-million mark, according to latest statistics released by National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM). As of around September 23, 2022, India had 4.98 million smart meters that included Read more
Bihar discoms see sharp improvement in revenue collection
- Aug 29, 2022
Discoms in Bihar have been able to generate daily revenue of Rs.3 crore per day, thanks to the over 10 lakh smart prepaid meters installed under the Smart Meter National Programme (SMNP), spearheaded by Energy Efficiency Services Ltd Read more
India’s smart meter population crosses 4 million
- Apr 26, 2022
The total number of smart meter installed in the country has crossed the 4-million mark, according to official government statistics. Statistics released by the National Smart Grid Mission (under the Union power ministry) suggest that the total number of Read more
Bihar leads in prepaid energy meter deployment
- Dec 25, 2021
Bihar—a state traditionally known for its impoverished power value chain—is today India’s leading state with respect to prepaid meter deployment. According to information tabled in the recently-concluded Winter Session of Parliament, Read more
Power ministry advocates prepaid energy meters for Central government units
- Aug 13, 2021
The Union ministry of power has issued an advisory to all Union government ministries to direct organizations under their administrative control to switch over to prepaid energy meters on priority, a government release said. The release added that ministries Read more
Over 80 lakh smart meter installations underway
- Jul 24, 2021
It was recently informed in Parliament that over 80 lakh smart meter installations are currently underway nationwide. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Union Power Minister R.K. Singh stated that about 81 lakh smart meters are at Read more
We are geared up for the mega order: AEW
- Jul 14, 2018
Allied Engineering Works (AEW) recently received an order for 2 million prepaid meters from Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL). In this exclusive conversation with T&D India, an Read more
Energy meter procurement gathers steam
- Jul 14, 2018
Union power minister R.K. Singh recently announced that over the next three years, India will predominantly have prepaid meters obviating the need for electricity bills reaching the consumer. In this context, it is worth observing that Energy Efficiency Read more
Government aims at smart prepaid meters in three years
- Jun 8, 2018
In next three years electricity metering will go smart prepaid, obviating the need for electricity bills reaching the consumer. So need of the hour is to scale up manufacturing of smart prepaid meters and to bring down their Read more