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India Smart Grids Future

Session and Report UpdateRekha Salvi, Dinkar KrishnanFinpro Partner Representative Office

September 17th, 2014

Table of ContentsExecutive Summary s. 3

Key Message from Previous Study s. 4

India 2014: A New Government s. 7

New Government and Power Sector s. 8

Smart Grid Pilots – Update Summary s. 9

14 Smart Grid Pilots – Some Insights s. 10

Other Smart Grid Projects in India s. 11

Other Smart Grid News/Events s. 12

ISGF Feedback s. 14

Conclusions s. 16

Recommendations s. 17

Appendices s. 18

Executive Summary

Initiatives So Far

•Smart Grid initiatives in India are gaining momentum

•14 Pilot projects are being implemented. Many at Award of contract stage

•Indian stakeholders are looking for technical and project capabilities of companies for e.g. from Finland

What From Now

•Increased interactions, collaboration and joint efforts between Indian and Finnish agencies

•Enhance the case-presentation of business opportunities to Finnish companies (especially by promoting events such as the India Smart Grid Week, in Bangalore (March 03 – 07, 2015)

•Devise business models comprising Financial instruments and packages, that are attractive to Indian utilities

Recommendations

•Real opportunity for participation in a live project should be utilized, and initiated at the earliest. (Participating Companies can decide the scope of project, as of now)

•Finnish companies in Smart Grid space to be put directly to Indian Smart Grid Forum officials,

• Bundling the solution offering with funding options such as FinnFund/FinnVera and Finpro as facilitator to be explored

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Key Messages from Previous Study

Facilitate and formulate a platform for

regular interaction between Indian and

Finnish agencies viz., ISGF, CLEEN-

SGEM and TEKES

Establish roadmap for future areas of

cooperation between agencies, research

centres and companies

E.g. ISGF CLEEN-SGEM on

policy formulation, technical

consulting on areas such as LVDC,

etc

Company to company interaction on a

regular basis (opportunity-based)

Collaboration with big Indian companies

(e.g. Tata Power DDL) and state utilities as

immediate opportunities

Opportunity-scouting in 14 pilot projects

and own-initiatives of state/private utilities

Current under R-APDRP

ISGF Road map

GIS asset mapping R-A India wide extension

AMR+MDS/MDM AMI for HV customers

Billing SCADA DMS+OMS and network planning

CRM Fibre Connectivity

Energy Audit Distribution Automation

SCADA DMS W&AM + condition monitoring

Networkstrengthening

Volt/Var control

Data centre Integration with ERP

Smart ready metering for all customers

Indian Smart Grid Thrust areas

WAY FORWARD

Reproduction of slide 27 of previous report


CLEEN SHOK and ISGF (India Smart Grid Forum) Partnering

Potential collaboration

Leveraging expertise of CLEEN SHOK and associated partners

Possible role in various ISGF working committees on consultative basis

Policy makers & Regulators

Interaction with policy makers and Regulators to align activities

Sharing of best practices of policy adoption

Utilities & Partners

Interaction with Utilities and Partners to pilot changes in the existing models and

processes,

support in rolling out proven technologies and develop sound technology platform

ensuring mass scale replicability

innovate around business model based on Indian requirements

ROLE FOR FINLAND



Specific Opportunities

Participation in ISGF Webinars – useful to gain updates in the Indian smart grid scenario

Possibility of undertaking a pilot project, in one of the states in India, for implementing

smart grid

Pilot projects in three states (Rajasthan, Haryana and Assam) have been

undertaken by Japanese consortium, which includes Japanese technology

companies, financing agencies etc.

Couple of projects are being pursued by Chinese, Korean and American groups

ISGF informs that such opportunities are open for Finnish ecosystem players as

well

Finnish companies or consortium could propose to undertake a pilot project in one

of the states

This could be under a complete/partial funded program from the Finnish side

The size of the pilot project could be small or medium-sized. Various Finnish

companies with various capabilities in the Smart Grid arena could come together as

a consortium or approach individually

Once the pilot is successful, the project can be commercially rolled out

ACTION POINTS


India – 2014: A New Government!General Elections – 2014: Results and Implications

General Elections – 2014 gave a clear majority to Bharatiya

Janata Party (BJP) led by Mr. Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister

of Gujarat

The Modi-led government replaces the Congress-led

government which was in power since 2004

The government, which was in power during 2004 to 2014, was

often faced with many issues such as corruption charges, policy

paralysis, delays in project clearances, lack of capital availability

and a general pessimism about Indian economy

The BJP was able to gain voter-confidence, mainly on the back

of a campaign centered on Development and Growth agenda

Mr. Modi is known for running his government in a streamlined

and efficient manner. He is known to adopt technology as a

vehicle to disseminate services, and as a tool to eliminate

bureaucratic inefficiencies, corruption and delays. The

development agenda of Mr. Modi is best captured as,

5 T’s – Tradition, Talent, Tourism, Trade and Technology

3 D’s – Democracy, Demography and Demand

3 S’s – Skill, Speed and ScaleImage Courtesy: Website of Prime Minister’s Office and the Hindu

New Government and Power Sector The key ministries related to Power sector in India are,

Ministry of Coal

Ministry of Power, and

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)

So far, each of these ministries had different Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State (MoS)

In the new government, responsibility of all three ministries have been entrusted to Mr. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge)

Credentials of Mr. Goyal

Currently Member of Parliament ( Rajya Sabha – Upper House)

National Treasurer of BJP, Head of BJP’s Information Communication Campaign Committee

All India 2nd rank holder, Chartered Accountant exam: 2nd rank holder in Law, Mumbai University

Industry experts believe that under the leadership of Mr. Narendra Modi and Mr. Piyush Goyal, reforms in Indian Power Sector will be revived

• The key benefit of entrusting of these 3 key ministries to a single minister is expected to augment the

functioning of the ministries

• Especially for Smart Grid initiatives, this move is expected to be a major boost, as the decision-making might be

more centralized and inter-ministerial coordination might also be improved

• Pro-business nature of BJP government and general realization that upgradation of power infrastructure is a

high priority area, is likely to positively influence Smart Grid adoption initiatives

Smart Grid Pilots – Update SummarySl

No.Utility, Location State

Functionality Proposed

Consumer Base

RfP Status Consultant Bidders Other Info

1 HPSEB, HimachalHimachalPradesh

AMI R, AMI I, PLM, PQM

650 Released on May 23rd, 2014 PGCILBid date July 25th, contract by Sep 30th

2 PSPCL, Punjab Punjab OM 9000 Released on June 13, 2014 PGCIL Bid date July 28th

3 UHBVN, Haryana Haryana AMI R, AMI I, PLM 30544 No RfP NoneGrant from NEDO, Japan

4 JVVNL, Rajasthan Rajasthan AMI R, AMI I, PLM 2646 Not released PGCIL Awaiting approval

5 APDCL, Assam AssamAMI R, AMI I, PLM, PQM, OM, DG

15000 Released on March 4th, 2014Medhaj Techno Concepts

Award of contract by August 31st

6WBSEDCL, West Bengal

West Bengal AMI R, AMI I, PLM 4404 Release on June 27th, 2014 PGCILAward of contract by Sep, 2014

7 TSECL, Tripura Tripura AMI R, AMI I, PLM 46071 Released on May 17th, 2014 PGCILLast date of Bid –July 28th, 2014

8 UGVCL, Gujarat GujaratAMI R, AMI I, PLM, PQM, DG

39422Released on Spetember 11th, 2013

NoneInfosys, Wipro, etc.

Proof of Concept testing ongoing

9MSEDCL,Maharashtra

Maharashtra AMI R, AMI I, OM 25629 Released on October 28th, 2013 NoneWipro, L&T etc.

Price bid opened on July 10th

10CSPDCL, Chattisgarh

Chattisgarh AMI R, PLM 508 Release by end of June, 2014 PGCIL Award by October

11 TSPDCL, Telengana TelenganaAMI R, AMI I, PLM, PQM, OM

11904 Released on May 23rd, 2014 CPRIAward of contract likely by Aug, 2014

12 CESC, Mysore KarnatakaAMI R, AMI I, PLM, OM, MG/DG

21824 Released on October 3rd, 2013 PGCIL (PM) Enzen GlobalSole bidder. Contract awarded

13 Puducherry Puducherry AMI R, AMI I 87031 Not Released PGCIL RfP not approved

14 KSEB, Kerala Kerala AMI I 25078 Released on December 18th, 2013 None L&T, EDMI Price bid opened

Abbreviations: AMI R/I – Advanced Metering Infrastructure Residential/Industrial; OM – Outage Management; PG – Power Generation; DG – Distributed Generation; PLM – Peak Load Management; PQM – Power Quality Management; PGCIL – Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

Detailed names of utilities are given in following slides

14 Smart Grid Pilots – Some Info

UHBVN, Haryana is the only utility which is not taking the RfP route. The pilot project has been commenced with grant from NEDO of Japan

Except for Kerala and Punjab, all other 12 utilities have opted for more than 2 functionalities for their pilots

Four (4) states – Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Kerala – have not employed a consultant, and taken up the projects by themselves, while Assam has employed a private sector consultant

7 utilities (Haryana, Tripura, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka (Mysore), Puducherry and Kerala) has initiated the pilot for a consumer base of more than 20,000. 4 utilities (Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Chattisgarh) have consumer base less than 5000

PGCIL – Power Grid Corporation of India Limited is the consultant for 8 out of 14 Smart Grid pilot projects in India (Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Puducherry, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tripura, Chattisgarh and Karnataka)

10 out of 14 utilities have already released Request for Proposals (RfPs)

Advanced Metering Infrastructure is a key initiative for almost all utilities. 13 of 14 pilot projects includes AMI

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Other Smart Grid Projects in India

Smart Grid Test Bed at CPRI, Bangalore

Odisha Smart Grid Project

Chhatrapur Smart Grid Pilot

BESCOM, Bangalore CESC, Kolkatta, West Bengal

• Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) received grant from the US Trade & Development Agency about US$692,000

• SG technologies selected for research & demonstration are, • Substation automation• Load management• Smart meters

(Communications & data standards such as ‘Green Button’)

• Cyber security network sensing• Energy management• Renewables integration &

applications for plug-in HEV

• Odisha Governmentinitiated own SG project

• Disaster Resilient Power Strengthening System in cyclone-prone Ganjam District

• 60% funding from ADB• Package I – 132KV

substation works• Package II – 33KV

substation works, 11KV & LT network works

• Another SG project in Odisha

• Funding provided by state government

• DPR currently being reviewed by Odisha SG SteeringCommittee

• Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM)’s SG project for Indira Nagar of Bangalore

• Consumer base –63,058

• 3 functionalities –AMI, PLM and Solar RTPV (Rooftop PV) Systems

• PGCIL is the consultant

• IT infrastructure –Servers, MDAS, MDAM, PLM software etc

• SG Roadmap for Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) being prepared

• US grant available• Reliability and Power

Quality improvements, SCADA/DMS/EMS enhancements,

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL)• Successfully implemented country’s 1st large scale ADR and AMI projects; connected 165 commercial and industrial customers• Successfully demonstrated automated Demand Response (DR)

Other Smart Grid News/Events Reliance Infrastructure Limited, Mumbai

• Reliance is implementing an Automated Demand Response (ADR) program for 7 large institutional customers with a combined load of 1 MW.

• Project being implemented by M/s Innovari Inc, USA, under a grant from USTDA.

• Main feature of the project – shifting Air-conditioning load to off peak hours, by cycling the compressor within a temperature band.

• The project was scheduled for completion in April 2014.

Other Smart Grid News

Maharashtra State Smart Grid Policy & Roadmap

• The draft of Maharashtra State Smart Grid Policy & Roadmap was issued by MAHA-SGCC Working Group-1 in March 2014.

• This was reviewed at the 6th MAHA-SGCC meeting on May 13, 2014. • A public consultation meeting was to be convened by the Maharashtra Electricity

Regulatory Commission (MERC) in June 2014 to finalise the Smart Grid Policy and Roadmap for Maharashtra.

Low Cost Smart Meter Specifications

• A committee formed by Ministry of Power to review the functional requirements/specifications of single-phase smart meters has recommended 2 categories of Smart Meters:

• Category A meters to have all the basic Smart Meter requirements including two way communication and a remote connect/disconnect switch,

• Category B meters to have additional feature for bi-directional energy measurement.

List of Smart Grid Projects with Grant from USTDA (US Trade and Development Agency)

• Smart Grid Test Bed and Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), Bangalore• Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC), Kolkatta, West Bengal• Reliance Infrastructure Limited, Mumbai• Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (TPDDL), Delhi – Technical Assistance only

India Smart Grid Week (ISGW), 201503 to 07 March, 2015, Bangalore, India

ISGW 2015 is planned as a Conference and Exhibition that will bring together India’s leading Electricity Utilities, Policy Makers, Regulators, Investors and world’s top-notch Smart Grid Experts and Researchers to discuss trends, share best practices and showcase next generation technologies and products

Other Smart Grid News/Events

Immediate Action for Facilitating the Development of Smart Grids

Development of standards & regulations – Smart meters and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), cyber security and Interoperability for power system communications

For large-scale integration of renewable energy sources, standards and regulations need to be developed for facilitating integration of these intermittent resources with the grid. In this regard, CEA notified “Technical Standards for Connectivity of Distributed Generation resources in September, 2013” and CEA (Installation and Operation of Meters) Regulations 2006 are being amended to include generation from renewable energy sources.

Communication solutions: Multiple communication options like GPRS/CDMA, Zigbee, SubGigRFand PLC etc. are available for last mile connectivity. However, they are yet to be tested in the 14 Smart Grid pilots. On the basis of the lessons learnt from these pilots, it would become easier to decide as to which communication option would be the most appropriate for which category of consumers/geographical area

Consumer education and outreach programmes have to be an integral part of all policies related to Smart Grid

Amendment of Electricity Act 2003 is currently under the consideration of the Government of India. In order to promote the implementation of Smart Grids in the country, it is proposed to include the basic definition of a Smart Grid in the Act and responsibility for the promotion of Smart Grids. Ancillary services shall lie with the State Commissions

ISGF Feedback ISGF (Indian Smart Grid Forum) and its President, Mr. Reji Kumar Pillai, are still enthusiastic to have

Finnish companies, organizations and research centers to participate in ANY OF THE SMART GRID

PROJECTS in India

ISGF thinks that Finnish competencies in high technology areas such as Smart Grid can be leveraged to

India’s advantage

Invitation for Finnish Companies to Involve in Indian Smart Grid Projects

• ISGF invites interested companies, or group of companies from Finland to take up a Smart Grid Project• Such a project could be one of the 14 Pilots (those not awarded yet), or a totally new one• ISGF imagines that the Finnish company (or group) can decide the scope of the project, functionalities to

be included (such as AMI/AMR, PQM, OM, etc.), customer base for pilot etc.• ISGF desires that the size of the project to be not less than US $5 million• ISGF advises interested Finnish company or group to take up Rajasthan utility’s pilot project• NEDO Experience

• NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) of Japan, promotes research, development, demonstration and depployment of promising energy, environmental and industrial technologies

• ISGF invited NEDO to take part in one of the Indian Smart Grid Projects. NEDO shortlisted three (3) projects and finally selected the Haryana Pilot Project

• For such government/government agency-linked collaborations, RfP process can be avoided

ISGF Invitation to Finpro

India Smart Grid Week (ISGW)– 2015 (March 03 – 07,

2015)

ISGW is planned as a conference and exhibition to

bring together India's leading Electricity utilities, policy

makers, regulators, investors and world's top-notch

Smart Grid experts and researchers

Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited

(BESCOM) has joined ISGW 2015 as Utility Partner,

Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) as

Knowledge Partner and Messe Dusseldorf India (MDI)

as Co-organizers

The Board of Governors of ISGF have invited FINPRO

to join as ‘Supporting Organization of ISGW 2015’,

to guide ISGF to make ISGW a signature event on

Smart Grids

The special invitation to Finpro may be extended to

Team Finland or TEKES, and thus provide a bigger

platform for Finnish Smart Grid players.

Conclusions

With the new government in place, India Power Sector is likely to see many new initiatives and

reforms

Distribution losses in India is also quite high about 26% in distribution and more than 7% in

transmission! Government of India (GoI) is determined to leverage Smart Grid Technologies to

address these problems. In 2013, GoI issued Smart Grid Vision and Roadmap for India which is a

15 year roadmap for transformation of Indian power system to Smart Grids.

With the recent activities around 14 Smart Grid Pilots projects in different states, India has

emerged as the hot destination for Smart Grids.

Grid modernization and expansion activities are expected gain momentum

Smart Grid initiatives are more likely to move beyond the Pilot projects. Utilities are likely to

encourage domestic and foreign companies to take up Smart Grid projects either individually or as

consortiums, along with available financial instruments provided by many development agencies

Finnish companies should actively and dedicatedly pursue the business opportunities in Indian

Power sector

Major events such as the ISGW-2015 to be proactively utilized to familiarise with and Indian

counterparts, and to further establish a strong business case for Finnish interests in Indian Smart

Grid sector

Recommendations

Opportunities at Hand

Collaboration Efforts

Involvement of Govt. Agencies

and Centres

Bundling of Smart Grid

Components

Company Efforts

Individual Cases (Big Companies, Operators etc.)

• Need to identify possible set of companies• Finpro/Partners to initiate process of company

identification, requirement gathering, interest level check etc.

• TEKES to bring together Finnish ecosystem players• FINPRO to sustain business relations with Smart Grid

experts in India to identify opportunities and handhold Finnish companies and agencies

• Companies such as Fortum, Wartsila etc. to be persuaded to look at opportunities

• TEKES and Finpro to present Business Opportunity Cases to select companies

• Workshops and Roadshows in Helsinki and other key cities with ISGF officials

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Appendices

Sources

India Smart Grid Forum

Panchbuta

Primary Interview

Various other news and info sources

• India Smart Grid Forum

• Contact Person: Mr. Reji Kumar Pillai – President

• India Smart Grid Forum

CBIP Building, Malcha Marg

Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110 021

T: +91 11 4103 0398

Email: [email protected] ;

[email protected]

Website: www.indiasmartgrid.org Attachment: DPR for Rajasthan Pilot Project

Attachment: Flyer of ISGW – 2015

Appendix: Pilot Projects – Detailed Update (1)1. Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd (HPSEB),

Himachal Pradesh

• Project Area: KalaAmb

• Number of Consumers : 650

• Consultant : PGCIL

• RfP Status : Issued, last date of submission is July 1st, 2014

• Project Update : Target date of award is September 30, 2014.

Project completion period is 18 months

2. Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), Punjab

• Project Area: Industrial Division of City Circle Amritsar

• Number of Consumers: 9,818

• Consultant: PGCIL

• RfP Status: Not Released.

• Project Update : The pre-bid meeting was held on July 2, 2014.

Target date for award of contract is August 31, 2014

3. Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (UHBVNL),

Haryana

• Project Area: Panipat City Sub-division


• Consultant: None

• RfP Status: Not Released

• Project Update: This project at Panipat has been proposed for

implementation under a grant from NEDO, Japan. NEDO has

appointed Power Grid Solution Ltd (a JV of Tokyo Electric

Power Company and Hitachi), NTT Communications, Fuji

Electric Company and PwC for a feasibility study.

4. Jaipur Vidhyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd (JVVNL), Rajasthan

• Project Area : VKIA Jaipur

• Number of Consumers : 34,752


• RfP Status : Not released

• Project Update : Awaiting management approval for releasing

RfP

• (ISGF indicates that Rajasthan project may be pursued by

Finnish companies, if it interests them. Initial DPR attached as

Appendix)

Source: Inddia Smart Grid Forum

Appendix: Pilot Projects – Detailed Update (2)5. Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL),

Assam

• Project Area :Guwahati Distribution Region

• Number of Consumers :15,000

• Consultant : Medhaj Techno Concept Pvt. Ltd.

• Project Update : Pre-bid was held on April 9, 2014. The target

date for award is Aug 31, 2014. Three bids received from

• (1) AMI Tech + HPL Meters + IBM; (2) EMC + RF Array +

SPANCO + L&T Meters; and (3) Rebenius + ATOS + SaaS +

Siemens. Target date for award is August 31, 2014.

6. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company

Limited, (WBSEDCL) West Bengal

• Project Area: Siliguri Town in Darjeeling District



• RfP Status: To be released by July, 2014

• Project Update: DPR was finalised in March, 2014. Target date

for award of is September, 2014. Regulatory approval is

obtained

7. Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL),

Tripura

• Project Area: Electrical Division No.1 of Agartala town



• RfP Status: Released on May 17, 2014.

• Project Update: Pre-bid was held on May 23, 2014. Last date

for submission of RfP related queries was May 30, 2014. Bid

submission date is June 13, 2014. Target date for award of

contract is July 31, 2014.

8. Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited (UGVCL), Gujarat

• Project Area: Naroda, Sabarmati and Deesa, Palanpur circle



• RfP Status: Released on September 11, 2013

• Bidders : Five – Infosys + CGL, Wipro + EDMI, L&T, Reliance +

Accenture and Tapesh Energy + Corinex

• Project Update: Tech Evaluation is completed. Five

consortiums shortlisted for Proof of Concept (PoC) for

demonstrating AMI solutions with 300 meters each. Final award

will be done by August 2014.


Appendix: Pilot Projects – Detailed Update (3)9. Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company

Limited (MSEDCL), Maharashtra

• Project Area: Baramati Town



• RfP Status: Released on October 25, 2013

• 4 Bids received. Include Wipro, L&T, AmiTech and Rubenius.

• Project Update: Technical evaluation completed, and qualified

only by L&T and AMI Tech. Lowest Bid Price 90% higher than

estimates

10. Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited

(CSPDCL), Chhattisgarh

• Project Area : Siltara – Urla area of Raipur District

• Number of Consumers : 1900


• RfP Status : Expected to be released by May 31, 2014

• Project Update : Bids not received till July 15, 2014. Target date

of award by October, 2014

11. Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company

Limited, Telangana (formerly Andhra Pradesh Central Power

Distribution Company Limited, Andhra Pradesh)

• Project Area : Jeedimetla Industrial Area

• Number of Consumers:11,904

• Consultant :CPRI

• RfP Status :Released on May 23, 2014

• Project Update : Last date for bid submission July 28, 2014.

Award by end-August, 2014.

12. Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited

(CESC), Mysore, Karnataka

• Project Area : Additional City Area Division, Mysore


• Consultant : PGCIL for Project Management

• RfP Status : Released on October 3, 2013

• Bidders:Enzen Global Solutions Pvt Ltd was the sole bidder

• Project Update: On March 4, 2014, CESC, Mysore awarded the

smart grid pilot project to a consortium of companies led by

Enzen Global Solutions Pvt Ltd, a Bangalore based company


Appendix: Pilot Projects – Detailed Update (4)13. Electricity Department of Government of Puducherry

• Project Area: Division 1 of Puducherry



• RfP Status : Not Released

• Project Update : RfP is ready, but has to be finalised by PED.

The state government is now testing a grid-interactive rooftop

scheme with technical assistance from Auroville Consulting

• (ISGF indicates that Puducherry project may also be pursued

by Finnish companies, if it interests them.)

14. Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), Kerala

• Project Area : Selected Distribution Section offices spread

• over the geographical area of Kerala


• Consultant : None

• RfP Status : Released on December 18, 2013

• Bidders : Bids were opened on March 7, 2014 and two

companies, L&T and EDMI submitted their bids.

• Project Update : Only L&T qualified the technical evaluation.

Bid price was found to be 219% higher than project estimates.


Appendix: Project Bidders & Consortiums

Smart Grid Project Consumer

Base of Pilot

Companies/ Consortiums Other Info

Uttar Gujarat Vij

Company Limited

(UGVCL), Gujarat

39422 1.Infosys + Crompton Greaves Ltd,

2.Wipro + EDMI,

3.Larsen & Toubro,

4.Reliance + Accenture, and

5.Tapesh Energy + Corinex

Infosys, Wipro and Accenture are IT

Consulting and Services companies,

whereas EDMI and Corinex are

Smart Grid solutions companies.

Larsen & Toubro and Reliance are

Indian conglomerates

Maharashtra State

Electricity Distribution

Company

Limited (MSEDCL),

Maharashtra

25629 1.Wipro,

2.L&T,

3.AmiTech, and

4.Rubenius

AmiTech is a Smart Metering

solutions company whereas

Rubenius is a UAE-based utility

efficiency and storage solutions

company

Chamundeshwari

Electricity Supply

Corporation Limited

(CESC), Mysore,

Karnataka

21824 Enzen Global Solutions Pvt Ltd

Other Consortium Partners –

1.KEPCO Data Networks (KDN) and

2.Ecolibrium Energy Pvt Ltd

Enzen Global Solutions Pvt Ltd, is a

Bangalore based company engaged

in IT system integration in Europe

and North America. Ecolibrium

Energy Pvt Ltd is specialized in

Demand Response solutions

Kerala State Electricity

Board (KSEB), Kerala

25078 1.Larsen & Tourbo

2.EDMI

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