Power Grid Corporation : Empower yourself with Smart-meter V 2.0
Context :
Power Grid Corporation's Rs 6000 crore tender for smart meters delayed over technology selection
( ET / 02 Sept 2022 )
Extract :
# Tender for installing 1 crore Smart Meters that are connected through a “ Web based Monitoring System “
To record information such as “ Electricity Consumption “
# PGCIL opting for old and obsolete technology over the latest 5 G
# Govt is looking to replace 25 Crore “ conventional “ electric meters with smart meters in the country, to cut
down on thefts and commercial losses
# Later tender was modified to include the latest NB-IoT technology along with GPRS as the communication
Technology
# A further revised tender last month, excluded the new and 5G ready NB-IoT technology
# NB-IoT technology is a cellular communication technology that is accepted globally. It provides enduring
cellular technology in 4G as well as 5G deployment and is better for use in high rises, basements and rural
installations of machine-to-machine applications
MY OBSERVATIONS / SUGGESTIONS :
Now Electric Smart-meters V 1.0, have been around in some advanced countries for quite a while
V 1.0 :
# Prepaid ( house-hold consumer pays in advance, through the Meter or online )
# Meter will issue “ notice “ when prepaid amount is about to run-out ( could be through an App )
# Meter will cut off supply if not re-charged
# Meter displays all kinds of statistics of past / current consumption / credit balance ( Kwh – Rs )
# Meter measures OVERALL consumption of entire house-hold
# It is highly probable that V 1.0 smart-meters are installed inside a house-hold , in a visible manner
( In India current lot of conventional electric meters for different house-holds of a given building, are usually
clubbed together in a cabinet which is mounted on a wall in the ground floor, enabling meter-reading
person of the DISCOM, easy access to all the meters at one place )
Dear Shri Y K Dixitji
[ Executive Director – PGCIL / ykdixit@powergrid.in ]
This is your opportunity to lead the World by introducing Smart-meter V 2.0
V 2.0
# V 2.0 meters would be the size of a 8 “/ 10 “ tablet screen and mounted INSIDE a home for clear visibility
# Besides measuring OVERALL electricity consumed by a house-hold, Meter V 2.0, will measure individual
consumption of each and every equipment – appliance – device , installed in the house and drawing electric
power through the meter .
V 2.0 Smart-meter will closely “ imitate “ the functionalities of a CAR INFOTAINMENT system
( found in most , high-priced, modern cars ), which “ exchanges data thru IoT communication “, not only
With the SENSORS mounted in various components of the car but also with other cars and with multiple
Servers belonging to different entities / agencies )
# Of course, this would require that each and every such house-hold device has a “ built-in “ SENSOR, which :
Ø Measures electricity consumed by that device ( for one hour )
Ø IoT enabled sensor relays this “ Consumption Data “ to the Meter
Ø Meter is determining whether the power consumed is more or less than the “ Max Limit “ prescribed for each device, by Bureau of Energy Efficiency ( BEE ) / Energy Efficiency Label for Residential Buildings
Ø Meter is able to determine CREDIT / DEBIT ( depending upon LESS or MORE consumption) and deduct accordingly from the prepaid account
Ø In case of a power failure, V 2.0 will debit the DISCOM and credit the Consumer(penalty for DISCOM )
Ø Each V 2.0 Meter will have 1,000 “ Communication Channels “ to be able to “ talk ( collect data ) “ from 1,000 devices
How this will work is explained at length in my following e-mail to Shri R K Singhji :
R K Singh : A Solomon come to Judgment ……………….[ 01 Sept 2022 ]
Of course, it is just not possible to “ retrofit “, billions of EXISTING devices – equipments – appliances , with
such SENSORS
But this should not be a problem for future manufacture , in a spread-out manner over next 5 years
Apart from proposed legal mandate, it should be possible to “ motivate “ the “ Device Manufacturers “ by
incorporating into Smart-Meter V 2.0, a feature which boldly displays, not only the name of the manufacturer
but also savings accrued / accruing to the home-owner through use of their product
A daily / free “ advertisement “ reaching millions of house-holds !
BUSINESS MODEL :
# As per news report, tender is for 1 crore meters, valued at Rs 6,000 crore. This amounts to Rs 6,000 per
Piece
# But, for a huge market of 25 crore meters , I am sure, price could be brought down to Rs 2000 per piece
over a period of next 2 years ( as admirably managed by EESL / CESL, in case of LED bulbs )
# DISCOM will need to buy these meters from Power Grid Corporation ( PGCIL ).
# In a normal course, DISCOM would insist that the end consumer forks out this amount, up front
# Consumers are bound to resist / protest / or even “ sabotage “ the meters
# To overcome this resistance, consumers must be given these meters for FREE
# In addition, each Smart-meter V 2.0 owner , must be offered a 20 % discount in its monthly bill ( - this will
prove to be a very irresistible offer ! ) . This is entirely possible considering that,
Ø Currently a customer gets a 30 day CREDIT period to pay up the bill – and which, invariably becomes
45 days – resulting in a huge “ Customer Outstanding “ / huge requirement of “ Working Capital “ for
the DISCOMS – in turn leading to huge “ Interest Payments “ to DISCOM bankers
Ø Then there are cases of ( even Govt departments ) not paying their bills for months on end
Ø And there are cases of pilferage ( stealing ) of power
Ø But, with installation of every PREPAID Smart-meter, “ working capital “ needs go down – ultimately
leading to a situation of “ NEGATIVE working capital “ for a DISCOM when all its customers have
Smart-meters !
# Apart from this, it will be possible for a DISCOM to tie-up with Advt Aggregating Companies and earn big-
time AD Revenue ( like TV channels – Newspapers ) , by delivering / displaying advertisements on the
tablet like Smart-meter screen
For customers who agree to accept this condition / provision / feature, DISCOM may offer a monthly bill
discount of 30 % !
Dear Shri,
Mr. D. N. Rozekar / Chief General Manager / drozekar@powergrid.in
Mr. Praveen Ranjan / Senior General Manager / praveen.ranjan@powergrid.in
I urge you not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make :
# DISCOMS profitable
# India , a world-leader in ENERGY CONSERVATION
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 05 Sept 2022
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