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Good evening tonyj, I am not aware of any time-lines for a roll-out, for the Mysore project, or for that matter any other project. If/when a roll-out happens, for Mysore, or anywhere else, the Company will release an appropriate RNS to give details of the order. LTI.

Hello Ted, No problem at all. It is good to know that you appreciated the reply. LTI.

Hello Ted, As you have asked the question:- - L&T continue to be a strategic partner of CyanConnode. - L&T and CyanConnode have had successful installations in Mysore and Mumbai. - A large organization is always going to have multiple solution partners. - CyanConnode bring together a complete eco-system of providers, so that the utility gets a full end to end solution and this is an area that CyanConnode are recognized by end users, as leaders. I hope this is of some help. At least to some of you. LTI.

Very interesting 2cv, A few more pieces in the puzzle. And I have been asking the same " ..... nailed on ...... " question, on more than one occasion recently, but as yet, no reply. Good to hear from you again. Good luck. LTI.

Hello CB, I will try one more time. There has never been any evidence, either way, to give us any indication whether or not, CyanConnode were involved in the Systems Integration tender, for EESL.. And again I will ask, any hint on who suggested/has been suggesting that CyanConnode were " ...... nailed on to win?" You say that " ...... all meters were well tested prior to the reverse auction." The the report, dated 18th December, 2017:- " EESL, however defended its decision. Reverse auction was carried out strictly as per the provision of the smart meter tender. It may be noted that the reverse auction has actually helped in further bringing down the prices of smart meters, by close to 8%, it said in response to Mint's queries." Here's the interesting piece, " EESL, though is confident that ITI and KEONICS will ensure that the meters adhere to all quality standards. Before the delivery, all the smart meters will by type-tested, for IS 16444, in NABL." So your statement that " .... all meters were well tested, prior to the reverse auction ....... " seems to be being challenged. It may well be that the two companies have provided meters that qualify. Any information on this qualification would be appreciated. LTI.

Hello CB, Any hint on who suggested/has been suggesting, that CyanConnode were " ........ nailed on to win?" the EESL tender. But you suggest that " ..... the first commercial roll-out in India, our looooong term target market and we didn't enter the room?" Maybe another report may give you a possible reason why CyanConnode possibly did not enter the EESL tender for Solutions Provider. As we do not know until we are officially told, maybe this will shed some light, on the possible reason. Or maybe not. A report from the livemint website, headlined:- " EESL's reverse auction for 5 million smart meters under a cloud." http://www.livemint.com/Companies/yfNgKn9BU9TUZl8CTKpDPP/EESLs-reverse-auction-for-5-million-smart-meters-under-a-cl.html If the weblink does not work, just type-in the headline " EESL's reverse auction for 5 million smart meters under a cloud," and it should work. From the report:- " The reverse auction has led to state-owned ITI Ltd and Karnataka State Electronics Development Corp. Ltd ( KEONICS ) - two companies with no past experience of meter manufacturing such meters - emerging as L1 and L3 bidders, two people aware of the development said. Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd, emerged as the L2 bidder, in the reverse auction." " It is surprising that L1 and L3, in the largest tender in the world, are companies that have - forget smart meters - never manufactured any kind of meters in the past, one of the two persons said. He added that 60-70% of the total order size, has subsequently been issued to the two companies." http://www.itiltd-india.com/Manufacturing http://www.itiltd-india.com/research http://www.keonics.in So, as I have said on previous occasions, we will have to wait and see, how this contract eventually pans out. LTI.

Hello CB, I am glad that you found it informative. Eventually. But who suggested that CyanConnode were " ....... nailed on to win?" And as always, any one or in this case, any organization, that does not agree with your view, is viewed as " ..... toothless." But as we know, there is no corroboration that CyanConnode were involved in the tender for Solutions Provider, for the EESL tender. Even with your contacts within EESL, that you have contacted in the past, when I requested confirmation of those that were involved with this particular tender, you could not/would not provide it. But I would not think that the Indian Government will be overly pleased, with having to generate more power capacity, in the regions that will adopt this GPRS solution? The Indian Government, indeed, want to generate more power. But they want to generate more power to progress the nation. Not for the nation to stand still. LTI.

....... rollout, may not be the most cost effective, or environmentally friendly, in the long run. A comparison carried out by the CEA ( Central Electricity Agency ) on one of the differences between GPRS and RF. GPRS - Since the GSM/GPRS card, is always in communication mode, the power consumption is huge - more than 10 times that of the nearest, comparable technology. A mobile phone balances between talk time and stand-by time, which is not the case with meters. For the 200 million meters that must be replaced, the power required will go up by nearly 240 MW. RF - Negligible power requirement. Just a different opinion, from another source. By that I mean, other than that expressed on this bb. LTI.

......... rollout, may not be very smart. Just another opinion. http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/why-india-s-largest-smart-meter-rollout-may-not-be-very-smart-117101200177_1.html From the report:- " The governments leading electricity advisor, the Central Electricity Authority, finds GPRS less suitable for Indian conditions and experts say a mix of technologies is the way forward." LTI.

Hello Chianti, Sorry, I cannot locate the specific tender you are referring to, on those websites. The tender that refers to the various communications. 3G/4G/NB etc. Any further help would be appreciated. LTI.

Hello Chianti, Can you give a direct link please, to the tender you are referring to, with the opening date of 12th April, 2018. LTI.

....... Innovation Award confirmation. http://cyanconnode.com/cyanconnode-wins-platinum-at-isgf-innovation-awards/ LTI.

Good morning Chianti. Thank you for the information. An interesting piece of news. There may even be more opportunities to consider, during the coming months. Good luck. LTI.

.......... to both CyanConnode and CESC Mysore, for there individual achievements, recognized at the ISGW 2018 Awards. https://twitter.com/ISGW2018 Well done to all concerned. LTI.

Hello Pedro, Good to hear from you again. The potential is there, if/when the opportunities present themselves. Good luck. LTI.

Hello CB, That is the difference between us. I am not struggling at all, in seeing CyanConnodes market potential in India. Or elsewhere, for that matter. And as far as SIMS and EESL are concerned. The Capex outlay, seems marginally better. But the Opex and overall project costs, should really need to be taken into consideration. And that is without looking at the other overall benefits, of RF. But that is for EESL to decide. You take care CB. LTI.

Good morning CB, Sorry for the delay, but had other things to do last night. What you say is correct. There are areas of India, because of the isolation of the village/town, where it is ideal for solar power to provide the basic electrical needs of the inhabitants. And you are also correct in saying, that " ..... it is a very fast growing solution .... " Tata Power Solar, has been been involved with Solar Power development, for nearly 30 years. And I too, touched on the subject some months ago. I commented that solar power was beginning to gain traction, not only in India, but also globally. Tata Power Solar Systems, along with BP, were involved in a project in Ladakh, in the north of India, between Pakistan and Tibet, for some years. You can find a video of the project, within the link below. http://www.tata.com/company/profile/Tata-Power-Solar-Systems Click on " Video Stories." I have also provided another link, that is a report on Tata Power Solar, being the " ..... number one EPC roofing player forth year in a row ...... " in July 2017. http://www.tata.com/company/releasesinside/tata-power-solar-epc-rooftop-player-number-one While I appreciate that the MoU is between Tata Power Delhi and EDF, the information I have provided is on Tata Power Solar and is more general. But I thought it was worth a mention as it confirms that the " ...... Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) was signed between the two organizations, heading towards the goal of electricity development and smart sustainable city development ...... " So there could be potential in the Smart City developments, or other areas for that matter, for the future, for any like-minded Companies. But not necessarily next week. A substantial amount of solar development, has been carried out in Ladakh, in particular, over the last 20 years or so, that I believe will be carried forward throughout all aspects of Indian life. And possibly even globally. LTI.

Hello CB, Why do you think that " This is the last thing CC needs." LTI.

......... sign MoU to expand Indian smart grid. https://www.metering.com/resources/press-releases/tata-power-edf-mou-indian-smart-grid/ From the report:- " As part of an ambitious and forward looking program of Smart Grids and revamping the Indian Distribution sector, the Indian government has launched several schemes for development and re-development of the distribution network, in addition to the Smart Cities Mission in June 2015." LTI.

...... that should prove popular, with some consumers. https://www.metering.com/regional-news/europe-uk/ofgem-ban-back-billing-utility-firms/ LTI.