Ahmedabad, 05 February 2026: Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL), India’s leading
integrated energy solutions provider, today became the first player in India and perhaps
globally to have successfully delivered 1 crore electricity smart meters across discoms, with
the next 1 crore to be delivered in the coming financial year. As India’s leading AMISP (Advanced
Metering Infrastructure Service Provider), AESL has a mandate to install ~2.5 crore smart meters
across five states. At ~25,000 per day, its pace of installation is highest in the industry.
This milestone comes much ahead of the company’s guidance of reaching the 1 crore
mark by 31 st March 2026, and underscores AESL’s commitment to drive digital transformation in
the much needed retail electricity distribution, providing invaluable data on consumption and for
grid modernization, thereby supporting India’s nationwide smart metering rollout under the
Government of India’s Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). AESL’s smart meter
network delivers real-time consumer insights, enhances billing transparency, and strengthens
utility operations.
Kandarp Patel, Chief Executive Officer, Adani Energy Solutions, said, “Reaching an installed
base of 1 crore smart meters is a testament to our benchmarked execution excellence and deep
engagement with distribution utilities and consumers. These smart meters are not just devices —
these are catalysts for empowering consumers with real-time usage data, improving grid
reliability, reducing losses, and enabling efficient energy management. We remain committed to
playing a pivotal role in India’s digital energy transition.”
AESL has been able to achieve highest daily installation rate by taking an integrated and
ecosystem approach. To have a larger control and visibility over the entire value chain, AESL has
tied up with sister firms like Adani Esyasoft Smart Solutions’ smart metering and IoT division,
AdaniConneX for local data hosting, besides signing up with tier I meter brands to ensure delivery
timelines and manage platform relevance during the contract period. Through the group’s CSR
arm, the company is training an army of technicians to undertake meter installations. All these
collectively have become AESL’s key execution differentiator.
AESL began its smart metering journey in 2024 and has accomplished this significant milestone
in approximately 24 months, making it the quickest installation pace in the country.
Under RDSS, India aims to replace 25 crore conventional meters with advanced smart meters to
modernize the power distribution landscape. Smart meters are designed to enhance billing
accuracy, improve demand forecasting, reduce Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C)
losses, support integration of renewable energy resources and plan for grid design and
operations, besides providing well-informed input on the consumption side.
