Advanced Metering Infrastructure i
Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) Regulations
(Amendment) Regulations, 2022
2. In the Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) Regulations, 2006
(hereinafter referred to as the said regulations), in sub-regulation (1) of regulation (2), after clause (d), the
following shall be inserted, namely:-
(da) Advanced Metering Infrastructure is 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
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Head end system, Wide area network, Neighborhood area network, Data concentrator unit and
Home area network;
(db) Advanced Metering Infrastructure Service Provider is a person appointed by the distribution
licensee, for owning, operating, and maintaining Advanced Metering Infrastructure or a part of the
Advanced Metering Infrastructure, till its transfer to the licensee