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Smart Electricity Meter Procurement: TN Government Releases Tender
- •TANGEDCO has released a tender notification for procuring smart electricity meters to modernize power distribution infrastructure.
- •The initiative is part of the central government's Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme to install meters in homes and commercial establishments across major cities including Chennai.
- •The project aims to accurately calculate electricity consumption and implement a prepaid payment system similar to mobile recharging.
- •The scheme will cover corporation areas in Chennai, Kanchipuram, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Villupuram, Coimbatore, Erode, Karur, Thanjavur, Trichy, Madurai, and Tirunelveli.
- •All details regarding tender downloads and submission deadlines are available on the official website of the Electricity Board.
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The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) released a tender notification to procure smart electricity meters to modernize the state's power distribution infrastructure and electricity consumption calculation system. The initiative aims to accurately calculate power usage and implement a prepaid payment model akin to mobile recharging for homes and commercial establishments.
The procurement of new smart electricity meters is being carried out under the central government's Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). This scheme supports the Electricity Board's efforts to upgrade power infrastructure in major cities and surrounding corporation areas.
The smart meter project covers major cities like Chennai, along with the corporation areas of Kanchipuram, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, and Villupuram districts. It also extends to corporation areas in Coimbatore, Erode, Karur, Thanjavur, Trichy, Madurai, and Tirunelveli.
