The ninth version of Metering India 2022′ occasion was inaugurated right this moment by Shri Alok Kumar, Secretary of Ministry of Power, Government of India at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi.
L to R: Manish C. Swamie, Sunil Singhvi, Vice President, IEEMA, Rohit Pathak, President, IEEMA, Alok Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India, Hamza Arsiwala, President Elect, IEEMA, Amit Kumar, Chairman, IEEMA Meter Division, Jitendra Kumar Agarwal, Chairman ELECRAMA 2023, Peter Jensen, Senior Researcher, EDF, France (IEC – Chair TC -13)
“Safety, Quality and Design should be the key for manufacturing Smart Meters. I urge the manufacturers to think innovative on ways to reduce the price of the meters to half without compromising on quality. We have improved the loss reduction aspect and are working on the expansion of RDSS scheme and smart distribution. IEEMA should mainly focus on three areas, firstly focus on consumers and make smart meters affordable; secondly capacity building of the utilities; and lastly finding opportunity to change conventional meters into smart meters with sustainable disposing,” acknowledged Mr. Alok Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Power throughout IEEMA’s flagship occasion Metering India 2022.
Mr. Rohit Pathak, President, IEEMA and CEO, Birla Copper Hindalco Industries Limited, articulated, “Smart Meter is a key enabler for India’s transition to an electrified, digital, sustainable and net zero economy. We must focus on the ‘smart’ of smart meter to help enhance consumer experience, drive analytics enabled efficient use of electricity and help make the Grid more reliable as share of RE increases in accordance to Vision 2047.“
Mr. Hamza Arsiwala, President Elect, IEEMA and Chairman & Managing Director Stelmec Limited opined, “The industry must focus on the holy trinity of Quality, Reliability and Safety. We as a nation have untapped potential in manufacturing and we have to collectively work towards becoming a strong hub for engineered goods and services in near future.”
Mr. Sunil Singhvi, Vice President, IEEMA and CEO vitality SBU, Secure Meters Limited shared, “Today, we have modern and automated manufacturing processes with a strong focus on meeting international standards and specifications, the electrical components and systems manufactured in India are matching the international level of quality and performance. In addition to these, product innovation, standards that ensure long term comfort to consumers is important. We will also have to further work on expanding our global footprint.”
Mr. Amit Kumar, Chairman, IEEMA Meter Division and Vice President, Schneider Electric India Private Limited acknowledged, “Smart metering transformation will enable the Indian utilities to react to the change, harness the present and chart the future of a sustainable digital ecosystem. The combined production capacity of Indian Meter Industry is more than 100 Million Smart Meters per annum which itself is sufficient to meet the Government of India’s target of deploying 250 Million under RDSS by 2025.”
The two-day convention scheduled from November third – 4th, 2022 deliberates on the alternatives and upcoming new applied sciences to make most of the opportune second. The occasion witnessed the presence of greater than 500 delegates from greater than 75 utilities, PSUs and Government Institutions and 20 technical papers will be offered in 5 periods on numerous matters and 4 panel discussions.
About IEEMA
The Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers Association (IEEMA) is the apex affiliation of producers of electrical, industrial electronics and allied tools in India. Founded in 1948, IEEMA is the first ISO-certified trade affiliation with 950 member organizations encompassing the full worth chain in energy era, transmission and distribution tools. IEEMA members contribute to greater than 95% of the energy tools put in in India. The Indian electrical tools trade measurement is USD 50 billion with exports of USD 8.5 billion and the energy tools share in the capital items trade is about 50%. IEEMA performs an important coverage advocacy position with the authorities and its businesses. It works carefully with standardization our bodies, R&D organizations, and testing institutes for formulating Indian requirements for growing energy-efficient merchandise.
