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Energy
240 million
shortage
consumers
1.0% Indian Power
Sector- an
Overview
Low
Load revenue
Growth /Per capita
6-8% use ~1010
kWh
Info. need for distribution management
Managing Customer
Accounting Credit Relationship
& Payments Collecting Revenue
Cash Protection
Readings Power
Customer Information through Quality
Billing smart metering
Profiles ?
Tariff
Load
design
Forecasting
Geography
System System
Operation Expansion
Assets
Energy Distribution
Accounting Automation
Wires
System System
Losses Maintenance
Load
Control
Indian discom story
Positives: Early adapters of electronic meters for all
segments. Meters with high accuracy and tamper
detection capability
Could not appreciate
Changes required in discom processes to convert data to
business decisions
Many did not build computing and IT system and support team
Indian power system conditions. Surges, spikes, over voltage,
high temperature, poor installation
Social side of power theft
Impact
No details around the drivers and variability of energy loss
Outcome, no real benefits out of installing electronic
meters for several discoms
Metering Industry Status
At par with global technological developments. Worlds first smart meter jointly developed in India in
1988
World leaders in addressing Tamper & fraud issues
Comprehensive design and manufacturing capability in India : Around 25-30 million per year.
Indian companies are ready with smart meters and have implemented AMI solutions in Developed
and Developing economies. Smart meters exported out of India
Around 700k meters with switches deployed, began a decade ago in the country.
Around 5 million meters with various communication links working. Bulk supply
points success.
Discoms experienced mixed success. few really utilised the data. System integration
challanges faced
What is SMARTtoday and in foreseeable future
What do we desire from a Smart meter
Which provides desired results in quickest possible time deploying
appropriate technology at affordable cost for today and tomorrow
Key business drivers today and in foreseeable future
For Owner/Service provider and for end user
What does it take to adopt and grow it . Change management issues
System versus standalone equipment
Smart meter to AMI to smart grid Journey
Key Drivers -
Smart Metering in
India
Improved
customer
services
Value delivery from smart meter
switch
Custom Asset Revenu
Renewable
er Managem e
Integration
Service ent leakage
Non-Technical Commercial
Technical
Losses Losses
Losses
Tamper
Smart Grid pilots experience
Challenges in
Indian Contexts
Results
World wide smart metering projects
Cost vs Volume
Key message
Act on the root causes of losses. Use cost effective, end to end systems /
solutions suitable for Indian conditions
And are
Made in India