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You are welcome Vas.
No, sorry Vas, I do not know who provided the RF nodes for the initial Kathmandu Valley project. But I may have posted this report previously, which was published during September 2017, which also mentions the possible provision of GPRS/GSM.
http://pmdnea.org.np/Projects/view/13
But the supplier of RF/GPRS/or other, may not be revealed until the project/contract is 100% sealed. This is not unusual.
What is also interesting is that when the initial project was floated, the winning Bidder - " In case the RF communication technology is not feasible at the specific consumer/metering location, the bidder shall provide the GPRS/GSM based network connectivity for the metering point."
I would have thought that would be an added expense to provide, if not already in place.
But you can see from the September 2017 date on the report I have posted, how long these projects can take to implement, from aspiration to completion.
LTI.
Thanks LT. Nepal will be a target market for CC, surely. It's a gift . Do you have any idea who's RF nodes were used in the initial Kathmandu Valley. Cheers Vas
Hello Vas,
Thank you for reports you posted, at 18:53 on Sunday and thanks for the reminder on the Beijing Instruments -CyanConnode Newsletter.
I posted the " Smart Metering Road Map For Nepal " towards the beginning of July 2020, when we were discussing Nepal previously, when they obtained a $200 million loan from the ADB. Within the " Road Map," published December 2018, there is a section on page 14 - 6.7 - " Smart Metering Roll-out Plan " that you may find of interest.
http://adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/479181/nepal-smart-metering-road-map.pdf
It mentions a roll-out program between 2020 and 2025, for smart metering and also mentions the Kathmandu Valley. So they may well be sticking to schedule.
But Nepal seems an interesting area for development over the next few years, for smart meters. Depending of course, on the delivery solution required.
Thanks again Vas.
LTI.
Hi Vas, I have put up before, but there is a real active co. called Wirepass. There are many senior Tech boys in India that see them as an obvious choice for volume , price and tech offer. They are RF, but the number of contact points fed to HES is abusive compared to CC and any other from what I can see. This plays right into the price driven Indian market.
They've even got a couple of Irish Pubs in Katmandu.
Although not in Da ~ 1967 ~Code.
https://genius.com/The-high-kings-irish-pub-song-lyrics
just realised today's NEA link is regarding water meters..the last paragraph, probably sldo applies to water meters in kathmandu valley., although does not specify.
Evening CB,
Do you know who was providing the RF modules. It would be interesting to find out.
Cheers Vas
Given CC were not involved in pilot, it's unlikely they will be in the rollout. That said, in India it regularly looks like the 2nd Mouse gets the Cheese.
Last August NEA put this out ( original 2018, but link below was updated November 2019).
https://www.nepalitelecom.com/2018/09/nea-smart-meters-electricity-kathmandu.html
They were starting a project called Kathmandu Valley Smart metering project (KVSM). Under the project, NEA has asked the supplier to install, test, commission and maintain the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) in Kathmandu Valley. The data is collected to the central server of the system through GSM/GPRS connectivity. The Smart meters have an RF module to send the data to the server at regular intervals. In the case of cellular connectivity, they put a SIM card in the RF module of the meter. Using the 2G or 3G or 4G connectivity, the smart meter sends the usage data to the server periodically.
Beijing Instruments (BI) struck a Strategic Partnership With CC in December 18. The RNS stated that "Beijing Instruments has been a main supplier to the State Grid Corporation of China since 1998 and
has won contracts in Beijing, Henan Province, Hebei Province, Xinjiang Province, Gansu Province and
Hubei Province, as well as overseas contracts in Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
https://cyanconnode.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CyanConnode_BI_Newsletter_Feb19.pdf
Today NEA have announced " NEA Launches Installation Of Smart Meter
https://www.spotlightnepal.com/2020/08/09/nea-launches-installation-smart-meter/
"Currently, there are over 5 million single-phase meter at consumers' homes. In the first phase, NEA will replace about 100,000 meters of single-phase and 3 phases in the houses of Ratna Park and Maharajgunj Distribution Centers."
and "Under its first phase program, NEA has already changed 8222 Time Off Day Meter to smart. Under the second phase, over 125000 meters will be replaced by a smart meter. 18000 have already been installed and the other 60,000 are under the process......Under the Rs. 1 billion concessional loans of the Asian Development Bank, the work is currently undergoing. To replace 400000 old meters by the smart meter in Kathmandu Valley, the tender process has already proceeded."
https://www.spotlightnepal.com/2020/08/09/nea-launches-installation-smart-meter/
So whos begged the Kathmandu Valley tender?
There was no mention of RF smart meters in today's NEA announcement...but confirmation that the Kathmandu Valley pilot ( where RF was used) has turned into a tender for 400,000 meters!