BSES discoms have floated tenders for a capital outlay of up to Rs 4,000 crore to replace 50 lakh of its existing electricity meters with smart meters in Delhi.
a BSES The spokesperson described it as the “fastest and largest” private sector smart meter installation project in the country.
Elaborating on the benefits of smart meters, the spokesperson said that several value-added services would be provided to the consumers through the installation of smart meters.
value added services
For example, a consumer can monitor and analyze his electricity consumption through the data fed by new meters.
A BSES spokesperson said that consumers would also get information about power failure when the smart meter is installed.
Also, discoms can give energy-saving suggestions to group housing societies.
A BSES spokesperson said, “There is no flaw in the existing electricity meter, but its capability is limited as compared to smart meters.”
The meter will allow discoms to detect power theft by parsing data in real time, as well as help discoms in load forecasting, scheduling and integrating renewables and renewables. EV ChargingAmong other benefits, the BSES official said.
The tender for the project was floated on June 17.
BSES plans to install smart meters from October this year and expects to complete it by March 2025.
three year time frame
A BSES spokesperson said that while smart-meter rollout programs, both in India and abroad, are generally executed between five to eight years, the smart meter project in Delhi aims to install 50 lakh smart meters within just two to three years. aims.
“The rollout program of BSES is the first of its kind prestigious smart-meter program on multiple fronts. Around 5 million smart meters will be installed in the single location utility, making it one of the largest such exercises anywhere in the country including in any metro city,” the spokesperson said.
The BSES official said that the BSES smart meter project in Delhi is much larger than similar smart meter projects being carried out in several other states like Uttar Pradesh (11.54 lakh metres), Bihar (8.7 lakh) and Rajasthan (5.5 lakh). . Haryana (4.52 lakh), Assam (2.83 lakh).