On February 28, 2022, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued the Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 to further amend the Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) Regulations, 2006.
Key point:
- Definition of “Advanced Metering Infrastructure’ has been introduced. It is defined as an integrated system of smart meters, communication networks and data management systems that enables two-way communication between the utilities and energy meters, and the functional blocks of Advanced Metering Infrastructure typically include Head end system, Wide area network, Neighbourhood area network, Data concentrator unit and Home area network.