Adani Transmission Ltd (ATL) has been appointed as the advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) partner by BEST Undertaking, a power distribution utility in Mumbai.
In an official statement, Adani Transmission Ltd said that it has emerged as the successful bidder in the BEST Undertaking’s recently concluded tender for appointment of advanced metering infrastructure (ami) service provider.
ATL’s Distribution Platform shall implement the smart metering project on Design-Build-Finance-Own-Operate-Transfer (DBFOOT) basis.
The Mandate
As a part of mandate won, 10.80 lakh smart meters and related Communication & Cloud infrastructure will be installed over a period of 30 months and maintained for the following 90 months.
The project shall cover end-to-end smart metering for distribution infrastructure and end consumers of BEST Undertaking, enabling complete energy accounting with zero manual intervention.
The advantage
Smart meters will empower BEST consumers to monitor online consumption patterns and take prompt corrective action as deemed necessary. Smart Meters also provide an option to opt for pre-paid billing and net-metering facility for housing societies and commercial buildings with roof-top solar facility. BEST will also have the ability to carry out remote connection and disconnection of non-paying customers. Smart meters also enable the regulators to design consumer-friendly Time of Day (ToD) tariffs and drive overall efficiency in electricity distribution.
First win
According to Adani Transmission’s Distribution CEO, Kandarp Patel, “This is yet another accretive initiative for us, as we secure our first competitively bid smart metering project under our distribution Platform and embark on a trusted partnership with BEST Undertaking. This project is in line with our long terms goals to deliver customer value by unlocking the potential of technology and digitalization. We are confident to deliver this project as per expectations within a timely manner allowing BEST Undertaking and its consumers to fully capitalize on the potential of digitalization”
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Over 8 lakh consumers
According to information available with T&D India but not contained in the aforementioned Adani Transmission statement, BEST Undertaking distributes electricity to around 8.20 lakh consumers spread over south and south-central Mumbai – covering areas from Colaba to Mahim and Sion. BEST has around 1,770 substations in its command area spanning some 75 sqkm. BEST is also responsible for street illumination that it achieves through nearly 35,000 streetlights covering its entire command area.
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