IntelliSmart Infrastructure Pvt Ltd has bagged an order from a state power distribution utility in Uttar Pradesh for the installation of 67 lakh smart meters.
In a release, IntelliSmart said that Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (PVVNL) has issued the letter of award to IntelliSmart to install smart meters in 14 districts in western Uttar Pradesh falling under the purview of PVVNL. The contract also covers substantial service cabling and auxiliaries.
With this win, IntelliSmart undertakes the largest competitively bid smart metering project awarded so far under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) in the country, the release said.
This also makes IntelliSmart the owner of the biggest portfolio of smart metering projects across the country awarded under RDSS, expanding its footprint to seven states/UTs along with its parent company, Energy Efficiency Services Ltd.
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Second smart metering project
Speaking on the development, Anil Rawal, MD & CEO, IntelliSmart said, “We are cognizant that, being the largest of the smart metering projects tendered this far in the country, its timely delivery will be the benchmark for the success of the RDSS program. For us, this becomes our second smart metering project after Assam. At this juncture, when smart meter tenders are being rolled out by the states, this win reinforces the sector’s confidence in the capabilities of IntelliSmart to deliver large projects while ensuring cost advantages essential for the improvement of the operational and financial efficiency of the discus.”
TOTEX mode
IntelliSmart will implement the project in TOTEX mode under the Design Build Finance Own Operate and Transfer (DBFOOT) arrangement. The project will be undertaken in Amroha, Baghpat, Bijnor, Bulandshahar, GB Nagar, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Hapur, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Rampur, Saharanpur, Sambhal and Shamli districts, in western Uttar Pradesh.
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