Lok Sabha Question No. 3546 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: National Smart Grid Mission
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3546

## ANSWERED ON 24.03.2022

## NATIONAL SMART GRID MISSION

## 3546.  SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the National Smart Grid Mission;
- (b) the number of smart meters installed under Phases 1 and 2 of the Mission in the country, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  study  to  analyse  the  benefits  of smart meters over conventional meters; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : National  Smart  Grid  Mission  (NSGM)  was  established  by  Government  of India in 2015 to plan and monitor implementation of policies and programmes related to Smart Grid activities in India. The primary aim of the Smart Grids is to improve reliability of  the  Electricity  networks  and  make  the  grid  amenable  to  renewable  energy  inputs through  distributed  generation.    Further,  increased  efficiencies  with  Smart  Grid  and Smart  Meters  empower  the  consumers  to  manage  their  electricity  consumption  in  a better  manner  and  help  them  in  reducing  their  bills.  In  addition,  the  NSGM  also envisages capacity building initiatives for  Distribution Sector personnel in the field  of Smart grids.

- (b) : So far, 40,19,755 Smart Meters have been installed across the country, as on  11.03.2022  including  the  ones  installed  under  NSGM.  Details  of  the  same  are available as Annexure.

(c) & (d) : The Impact Assessment of smart grid pilot projects including Smart City Pilot at IIT Kanpur and Smart Grid Knowledge Center (SGKC), Manesar was carried out by  M/s  Quality  Control  of  India  (QCI)  and  it  was  observed  that  there  is  considerable achievement  in  most  of  the  DISCOMs/utilities  with  progress  being  made  in  bringing down AT&C losses.

Large scale deployment of prepaid smart meters has been done by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) in Bihar. As per information made available by South Bihar  Power  Distribution  Company  Limited  (SBPDCL),  collections  after  installation  of prepaid Smart Meters have improved to the extent of 20%.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3546 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 24.03.2022

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State-wise Smart Meter Installation

| Sr. No.   | States/UTs                | Smart Meter Installed   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar islands | 74,900                  |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh            | 2,000                   |
| 3.        | Assam                     | 2,30,612                |
| 4.        | Bihar                     | 6,27,857                |
| 5.        | Chandigarh                | 22,463                  |
| 6.        | Delhi                     | 2,58,444                |
| 7.        | Gujarat                   | 23,760                  |
| 8.        | Haryana                   | 4,15,390                |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh          | 77,047                  |
| 10.       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 37,650                  |
| 11.       | Jharkhand                 | 0                       |
| 12.       | Karnataka                 | 20,916                  |
| 13.       | Kerala                    | 805                     |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh            | 2,43,313                |
| 15.       | Odisha                    | 4,500                   |
| 16.       | Puducherry                | 30,568                  |
| 17.       | Punjab                    | 88,107                  |
| 18.       | Rajasthan                 | 5,41,618                |
| 19.       | Tamil Nadu                | 98,320                  |
| 20.       | Tripura                   | 43,081                  |
| 21.       | Telangana                 | 8,882                   |
| 22.       | Uttar Pradesh             | 11,54,358               |
| 23.       | West Bengal               | 15,164                  |
| Total     |                           | 40,19,755               |

Source: NPMU

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