ERDA receives contract from IntelliSmart to evaluate smart meters

IntelliSmart has entered into a rate contract for testing smart meters with Electrical Research and Development Association (ERDA).

The Government of India plans to install 25 crore smart meters in the next few years. With the replacement of 25 crore conventional meters with smart meters, billing efficiency can improve from 80 percent to 100 percent, and has the potential to increase DISCOM revenues by ₹1,104 billion. 

IntelliSmart Infrastructure Private Limited, a JV company of EESL along with NIIF (National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, a Government of India, sovereign fund) is established with the focus to implement, finance, and operate the smart meter roll-out program of power distribution companies.

With a focus on expediting the deployment of smart meters across the country and to ensure performance as well as quality, IntelliSmart has entered into a rate contract for testing of smart meters with Electrical Research and Development Association (ERDA).

ERDA’s Smart Meter testing facility is accredited by NABL and BIS. It was the first laboratory in India to get Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) accreditation for Smart Meter testing as per IS 16444: 2015. Also, they have a Communication Protocol verification facility as per IS 15959 using CTT 3.1 extended edition from DLMS user association and Meter explorer software tool. 

ERDA is also recognised as one of the designated laboratories for testing of Smart meters with IEC 62056 communication protocols by the Ministry of Power, Govt. of India. The company has its own in-house EMI/EMC testing facility required for Smart Meter testing. It presently meets around 50 percent of all India Smart Meter Testing requirements.

With this prestigious contract and other testing assignment from utilities across India, ERDA is committed to build trust of people of Indian electricity comsumers by ensuring excellent quality Smart Meters in the Indian power distribution sector.