Power Ministry Notifies Timelines to Replace Existing Meters With Smart Meters
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has notified the timelines to replace existing meters with smart meters with a prepayment feature. The notification is effective August 17, 2021 All consumers (other ...
Data from Smart Meters Could Set Tariff Based on Energy Usage Pattern
Researchers from the Texas A&M University have suggested a tariff plan for utilities based on energy consumption that replicates the toll calculation method on toll roads. The model recommended by the ...
Smart Grid Cell to be Established in Telangana
The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has issued a notification for implementing the TSERC (Smart Grid) Regulation, 2021. The regulation would be enforced from the date of its publication ...
Corporate Funding for Battery Storage Companies Up 52% With $4.7 Billion in Q1 2021
The venture capital (VC) funding for battery storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies in Q1 2021 saw a growth of 410% and stood at $1.3 billion, compared to $252 ...
Tata Power, Nexcharge Install Battery-Based Community Energy Storage System in Delhi
Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power DDL), which supplies electricity to around seven million households in Delhi, has launched India's first grid-connected 'Community Energy Storage System' (CESS) in collaboration with ...
Open Access Consumers Can Use Smart Meters As Interface Meters
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA), in a recent notification, said that in case of open access consumers connected to a distribution system, smart meters can be used as interface meters ...
Punjab Power Corporation Floats Tender to Install Smart Meters in Ludhiana
The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has issued a tender for installing smart meters, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) systems, and communication infrastructure with a network platform in Ludhiana. Interested ...
Power Finance Corporation Gives ₹23.89 Million to IIT-Kanpur for Smart Grid Research
The Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC Limited) has signed a Memorandum of Association (MoA) with the Indian Institute of Technology – Kanpur (IIT-K) for training, research, and entrepreneurship development in ...
India and Sweden to Create $5 Million Fund to Research Smart Grids
Sweden and India recently announced the India-Sweden collaborative industrial research and development program at the India Smart Utilities Week. This collaborative effort will be co-funded by the Department of Science ...
EESL Joins Hands With NIIF for Roll-Out of Smart Meter Program in India
The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), have announced a new joint venture called Intellismart Infrastructure Private Limited or ‘IntelliSmart.’ This joint venture has ...
IIT Kanpur Seeks Bidders for Three Smart Grid Field Pilot Projects Using Solar PV
The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) has floated an expression of interest (EoI) for three smart grid field pilots combining renewable sources (solar and biomass) and storage (Lithium-ion and ...
EESL Issues Tender To Procure 5 Million Smart Meters to be Installed Across India
The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has issued a tender for the procurement of five million smart meters to be installed across India. India has applied for financing from the ...
Venkaiah Naidu Rallies for Smart Grid as a Solution for India’s Renewable Integration
At the inaugural function of GRIDTECH 2019, the Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu called for the promotion of new and renewable energy on a bigger scale. He said moving ...
Get Smart: 5,000 Homes in Varanasi Receive Smart Electricity Meters
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has successfully completed the pilot phase of its satellite-based smart meter project in a village in Varanasi in which 5,000 households received the meters. This project ...
Sri Lanka’s Smart Grid Project to Receive $34 Million from France
In an effort to reduce the transmission losses at its state utility Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Sri Lanka is slated to receive ₹2,529 million (~$34.41 million) from French Agency for ...
EESL Issues Tender to Procure 5 Million Smart Meters
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of the public-sector units of the Ministry of Power and the Government of India, has issued a tender to procure 5 million ...
Indian Government Lights up Over 15,000 Villages in 2017
The government of India brought light into more than 15,000 villages in 2017. Still, around 2,217 villages are yet to see the lights turn on in their homes, and the ...
CEA: Stand-By Generation and Battery Storage Needed to Ensure Grid Stability
To ensure grid stability in the face of massive increases in intermittent renewable generation, India needs to produce flexible, stand-by generation and battery storage capacity, according to a new report ...
EESL Issues Tender for 10 Million Pre-Paid Electricity Meters in Uttar Pradesh
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of the public-sector units of the Ministry of Power and the Government of India, has issued a tender to procure 10 million ...
SAUBHAGYA Solar Electrification Program Launched in Jammu and Kashmir
The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) program to electrify all willing households in India using solar power was launched in Jammu & Kashmir on December 11, 2017 ...
SAUBHAGYA Electrification Program Launched in Manipur: 1,75,000 Households to Benefit
The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) program to electrify all willing households in the country in rural as well as urban areas using solar power was launched ...
Top India Solar and Power Related Apps for Download
Project developers, policymakers, government officials, manufacturers, and suppliers in the power and renewable energy industry all agree that need for transparency and lack of awareness among consumers is a big ...
Saubhagya Web Portal Launched to Monitor Household Electrification in India
The Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) a web portal designed to monitor the progress of household electrification in India has been launched. When fully operational, the progress of India’s ...
Newly Launched National Power Portal Provides a Hub for Indian Power Sector
The National Power Portal (NPP) – a centralized hub for the collation and dissemination of information on the Indian power sector – has been launched. The portal can be accessed ...
ITI Limited is the Lowest Bidder in the Second Round of EESL Smart Meter Auction
ITI Limited quoted a price of ₹2,503 (~$38.50)/single phase smart meter to emerge as the lowest bidder in the second round of auctions conducted by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), ...
