Adani Energy Solutions Ltd, in a release, said that it has now become the first player in India and perhaps globally to have successfully delivered 1 crore electricity smart meters across discoms.
AESL has planned to deliver the next 1 crore meters by March 2027, which is end of fiscal year FY27.
As India’s leading AMISP (Advanced Metering Infrastructure Service Provider), AESL has a mandate to install around 2.5 crore smart meters across five states. At about 25,000 per day, its pace of installation is highest in the industry, the release said.
Ahead of schedule
This milestone comes much ahead of the company’s guidance of reaching the 1 crore mark by March 31, 2026, and underscores AESL’s commitment to drive digital transformation in the much needed retail electricity distribution, providing invaluable data on consumption and for grid modernization, thereby supporting India’s nationwide smart metering rollout under the Government of India’s Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).
As discussed in this tndindia.com story dated January 17, 2026, AESL had reached 92.5 lakh smart meter installations as of December 31, 2025.
Execution excellence
According to Kandarp Patel, Chief Executive Officer, Adani Energy Solutions, said, “Reaching an installed base of 1 crore smart meters is a testament to our benchmarked execution excellence and deep engagement with distribution utilities and consumers. These smart meters are not just devices — these are catalysts for empowering consumers with real-time usage data, improving grid reliability, reducing losses, and enabling efficient energy management. We remain committed to playing a pivotal role in India’s digital energy transition.”
Integrated ecosystem approach
AESL has been able to achieve highest daily installation rate by taking an integrated and ecosystem approach. To have a larger control and visibility over the entire value chain, AESL has tied up with sister firms like Adani Esyasoft Smart Solutions’ smart metering and IoT division, AdaniConneX for local data hosting, besides signing up with tier I meter brands to ensure delivery timelines and manage platform relevance during the contract period.
Through the group’s CSR arm, the company is training an army of technicians to undertake meter installations. All these collectively have become AESL’s key execution differentiator.
Fastest installation pace
AESL began its smart metering journey in 2024 and has accomplished this significant milestone in approximately 24 months, making it the quickest installation pace in the country, the release observed.
Benefits of smart meters
AESL’s smart meter network delivers real-time consumer insights, enhances billing transparency, and strengthens utility operations, the release noted. Under RDSS, India aims to replace 25 crore conventional meters with advanced smart meters to modernize the power distribution landscape. Smart meters are designed to enhance billing accuracy, improve demand forecasting, reduce Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses, support integration of renewable energy resources and plan for grid design and operations, besides providing well-informed input on the consumption side, the release added.
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