Lok Sabha Question No. 2950 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Smart Electricity Meters
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2950 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2018

## SMART ELECTRICITY METERS

†2950.  PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government  has formulated  any  action  plan  to  install  smart meters with a view to check the theft of electricity in the country and to help the consumers in saving electricity;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether installation of smart meters has been started; and
- (d) if so, the details of the States where it has been started?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a)  : Yes, Madam. The National Tariff Policy of the Government of India has mandated provision of Smart electricity meters in premises of all consumers consuming more than 200 Units of Electricity per month in a phased manner.

(b) to (d) : The Govt. of India has sanctioned installation of about 8.4 lakh smart meters recently under the National Smart Grid Mission in Maharashtra, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh.

Energy  Efficiency  Services  Limited  (EESL)  has  settled  bids  for providing  50  Lakh  smart  meters  for  the  States  of  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Haryana, under  a  business  arrangement  with  the  States.  In  addition,  2.48  lakh  Smart Meters  have  been  sanctioned  under  Integrated  Power  Development  Scheme (IPDS)

Further, almost 54000 smart meters out of a total of 1.72 lakh smart meters  sanctioned  under  Smart  Grid  Pilot  Projects  sanctioned  earlier  have already been installed. Details are given at the Annexure.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    2950  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 04.01.2018.

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## Installation of Smart Meters in Pilot Projects funded by Government of India

| Sl. No.   | Utility                 | No. of Consumers   | Smart Meters Installed till Nov 30 2017   |
|-----------|-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1         | CESC, Mysore            | 21,824             | 20,496                                    |
| 2         | UHBVN, Haryana          | 11,000             | 6545                                      |
| 3         | HPSEB, Himachal Pradesh | 1,554              | 1,335                                     |
| 4         | APDCL, Assam            | 15,083             | 13,475                                    |
| 5         | PSPCL, Punjab           | 2,868              | 0                                         |
| 6         | WBSEDCL, West Bengal    | 5,275              | 0                                         |
| 7         | TSECL, Tripura          | 45,029             | 12,000                                    |
| 8         | TSSPDCL, Telangana      | 11,906             | 28                                        |
| 9         | PED, Puducherry         | 34,000             | 0                                         |
| 10        | UGVCL, Gujarat          | 23,760             | 48                                        |
|           | Total                   | 172,299            | 53,927                                    |

Source: NSGM-PMU