{"id":85548,"date":"2026-09-25T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T12:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=85548"},"modified":"2026-09-25T18:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T12:35:16","slug":"smart-meters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/25-09-2026\/smart-meters","title":{"rendered":"Smart Meters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Science &amp; Technology\/Energy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Union government under the<strong> Smart Meter National Programme (SMNP)<\/strong> is planning to mandate domestically designed chips for <strong>smart meters by mid-2028<\/strong> to strengthen cybersecurity and lower meter manufacturing costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Smart Meter&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Smart meter is an <\/strong>advanced electricity meter, which empowers consumers by providing <strong>real-time insights to optimize electricity usage<\/strong> and reduce bills.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"cdcfce\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"979\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-197-979x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-85550\" style=\"--dominant-color: #cdcfce; aspect-ratio:0.9560562678949334;width:526px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-197-979x1024.png 979w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-197-287x300.png 287w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-197-768x804.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-197.png 1226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 979px) 100vw, 979px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Components of a Smart Meter:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Measurement Unit:<\/strong> It accurately measures electricity consumption and records parameters such as voltage, current and energy usage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Microcontroller and Chip:<\/strong> It processes and stores electricity-consumption data and controls the meter\u2019s electronic functions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Communication Module: <\/strong>It enables <strong>two-way communication <\/strong>between the smart meter and the DISCOM, allowing automatic transmission of consumption data and receipt of commands.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Security System: <\/strong>Uses authentication, encryption and other safeguards to protect meter data and communication channels from unauthorised access, tampering and cyber threats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d6dee2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d6dee2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-196-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-85549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-196-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-196-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-196-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-196.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>RDSS was introduced in <strong>2021<\/strong> with the objective to increase operational efficiency and financial sustainability of energy distribution businesses (DISCOMs).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aims at<strong> lowering distribution losses,<\/strong> enhancing the quality and reliability of electricity supply and upgrading distribution infrastructure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The programme has a large component of smart metering, especially for <strong>customers, feeders and Distribution Transformers (DTs).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/domestic-chip-mandate-for-smart-meters-by-mid-2028-power-secretary-pankaj-agarwal-10892821\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\n<strong> <\/p>\n<p>Context<\/p>\n<p> <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">\n<p>The Union government under the Smart Meter National Programme (SMNP) is planning to mandate domestically designed chips for smart meters by mid-2028 to strengthen cybersecurity and lower meter manufacturing costs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong> <\/p>\n<p>About Smart Meter<\/p>\n<p><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">\n<p>Smart meter is an advanced electricity meter, which empowers consumers by providing real-time insights to optimize electricity usage and reduce bills.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">\n<p>Components of a Smart Meter:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<p><a href=\" https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/25-09-2026\/smart-meters\"   class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85548"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85552,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85548\/revisions\/85552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}