smart metering

CEA releases guidelines for interoperability in AMI systems

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has newly released comprehensive guidelines for standardization and interoperability of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) systems. These guidelines known as “Guidelines for Standardization and Interoperability in AMI Systems for End-to-End Communication between Smart Meter, HES and Read more

IREDA sanctions Rs.2,128-crore loan to GMR Group entities for smart metering projects

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has sanctioned a total loan of Rs.2,128 crore to three special purpose vehicles (SPVs) of GMR Smart Electricity Distributions Pvt Ltd (GSEDPL). In a communication to stock exchanges, GSEDPL informed that the IREDA Read more

PFCCL initiates empanelment of AMISPs under RDSS

PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation Ltd, has initiated the process of empanelment of advanced metering infrastructure service providers (AMISP) under the Centrally-sponsored Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). The Union power ministry has appointed Read more

Prospects for IntelliSmart under RDSS are extremely promising

IntelliSmart Infrastructure Pvt Ltd (IntelliSmart), a joint venture between National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), today has an order book of over 20 million smart electricity meters under the Revamped Distribution Sector Read more

Assam and Bihar account for highest smart meter installations under RDSS

Assam and Bihar are today the leading states with respect to smart meters installed under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), according to information tabled in Parliament recently. A reply given in the Rajya Sabha on Read more

Wirepas is poised for significant growth in India

Wirepas Oy of Finland is a leading provider of RF (radio frequency) mesh network technology for industrial and commercial IoT deployments, including smart metering. Wirepas has collaborated with several AMISPs in India and has to its credit 4.2 Read more

Deveritec and Wirepas collaborate to deploy NR+ technology in Europe

Deveritec GmbH and Wirepas have announced the availability of a new reference Network Interface Card (NIC) developed by Deveritec for the Wirepas 5G Mesh implementation of the non-cellular 5G standard NR+. Tailored to the needs of advanced smart electricity Read more

Netinium and Wirepas announce partnership for smart metering solutions

Netinium and Wirepas have announced a partnership to enable scalable and standardized smart metering solutions for utilities worldwide. The collaboration leverages Wirepas’ game-changing, non-cellular 5G RF mesh connectivity which uses license-exempt spectrum. With the rising demand for larger amounts Read more

Smart metering presents $20-billion opportunity, says Avener report

A newly-released report by Avener Capital suggests that India’s rollout of 25 crore smart meters, under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), presents close to a $20-billion opportunity with AMISP project awards expected to grow Read more

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Genus Power wins smart metering orders worth over Rs.3,500 crore

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd has received three smart metering orders, aggregating over Rs.3,500 crore. In a stock exchange notification, Genus Power said that its (unnamed) wholly-owned subsidiary has received three letters of award worth Rs. Read more