On 13 September, 2023, GMR Smart Electricity Distribution (GSEDPL) received a letter of award (LoA) from Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam (DVVNL) to execute a smart metering project in Uttar Pradesh.
GSEDPL, a former step-down subsidiary of GMR Power and Urban Infra (GPUIL), will implement the project in the Dakshinanchal (Agra and Aligarh zones). The work involves the installation, integration, and maintenance of 25.52 lakh smart meters.
The estimated contract value for these zones is nearly Rs 2,469.71 crore, and will be executed in a span of 27 months from the date of the contract, and operations will be carried out for 93 months.
Similarly, the company has been awarded LoA by Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam (PUVVNL) on 03 September, 2023, for the project to install 50.17 lakh smart meters in Purvanchal (Varanasi, Azamgarh zone and Prayagraj, Mirzapur zone).
This advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) project will run for 10 years on design, build, finance, own, operate and transfer (DBFOOT) basis. It will be implemented under a revamped distribution sector scheme (RDSS) and is expected to minimise the aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses in the designated area.