A tender for the supply , testing and installation of 30,000 smart meters with wireless mesh communication technology has been issued by the Metropolitan City . In March 2018, EESL issued a tender to procure 5 million smart electricity meters. The deadline for submissions is 31 October , with 24 months allowed for the completion of the contact at an estimated cost of $ 21.3 m . The winner will be required to integrate the smart meters with existing infrastructure and systems , and manage cloud hosting for monitoring , billing and other services . A five - year responsibility for support and maintenance is also part of the agreement .
A tender for the supply , testing and installation of 30,000 smart meters with wireless mesh communication technology has been issued by the Metropolitan City . The deadline for submissions is 31 October , with 24 months allowed for the completion of the contact at an estimated cost of $ 21.3 m . The winner will be required to integrate the smart meters with existing infrastructure and systems , and manage cloud hosting for monitoring , billing and other services . A five - year responsibility for support and maintenance is also part of the agreement .