From Initiatives to Strategy: The Roadmap for a Successful Meter Roll-Out

• Emad El Sewedy

• Chairman & CEO

• El Sewedy Electrometer Group

• Egypt

WHY SMART METERING ROLL-OUTS FAIL

WRONG PERCEPTION

METER REPLACEMENT

MANUAL AUTOMATED

FROM TO

WHY SMART METERING ROLL-OUTS FAIL

OLD FASHIONED UTILITY

FROM TO REALITY IS …

MDM

MODERN UTILITY

HES

Internal

Database

Vending

Client

Alert

System Firewall

Communication

Server

UTILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

CRM ERP

OMS GIS

Billing

CIS

Communication

Network

Commercial

/Industrial

Street

Lighting

Transformer

/Bulk

Residential

TRANSFORMATION

RECIPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL SMART METER ROLL-OUT

The Right

IMPLEMENTATION PHILOSOPHY Successful

Smart Meter Roll-out =

Clear

Project Objectives

Suppliers to

Service Providers

Flexible

Solution

End-to-End

Services

Phased Roll-out Plan

& Operation

Consumer

Buy-in

CLEAR PROJECT OBJECTIVES

• New Customer Services

• New Communication Media

• Smart Cities

• New Tariff Plans

• Load Forecasting

• Higher Efficiency

• Integrating Renewables

• Revenue Collection

• Losses Reduction

• Load Management

• Outage Management SHORT TERM

LONG TERM

MEDIUM TERM

Service

Provider

SUPPLIERS TO SERVICE PROVIDERS

FROM SUPPLIERS …

IT Vendors

Software

Vendors

Telecom Operators

Manufacturers

Contractors / Finance

Utility

TO SERVICE PROVIDERS

FLEXIBLE SOLUTION

METER IT - HARDWARE COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE

FLEXIBLE SOLUTION

• Multiple Payment Methods

• Prepaid

• Postpaid

• Control

• Dynamic Tariff Plans

• TOU

• STEP

• Flat

• Remote Firmware Update

• Works Online/Offline

Meter

FLEXIBLE SOLUTION

• Modularity:

• PLC

• GPRS / 3G

• RF

• Ethernet

• Interoperability

• DLMS / COSEM

• Open Standard Protocols

Communication

Power Line

Communication

GPRS RF

Ethernet

FLEXIBLE SOLUTION

Software

Multilingual

Accessable from any Device

Scalable Database

Multiple Operating Systems

3rd Party Applications

FLEXIBLE SOLUTION

• Scalability:

• System problems start to manifest as the

amount of data stored increases

• Supports deployment in two different hosting models:

• On-Premises Hosting

• CLOUD Hosting

• Disaster Recovery in a secure Physical Location

IT - Hardware

End-to-End SERVICES

Engineering

Supply

Installation

Operation

CRM

• Site Survey

• Project Analysis

• Feasibility Study

• Smart Metering

Solution Design

• System including

(Smart Meters AMI &

Head End Software)

• Meter Data

Management (MDM)

• System Integration

• System Installation

• Smart Metering

Installation (AMI)

• Meter Reading

• Event Management;

Automatic & Remote

(disconnection,

reconnection,

reconfiguration)

• Load Management (Supply-

Demand Management)

• Meter Data & Reporting

• Billing

• Revenue Collection

• Losses Reduction

• Call Centers

CONSUMER BUY-IN

A smart meter is not an energy saving tool, it is an enabler for change

Press

Web Portal

Newsletters

Social Media

Call Centers

Installation Staff

PHASED ROLL-OUT PLAN

& OPERATION

Proof-of-Concept Pilot Phase Large-Scale Deployment

Less than 1% of Project 1-10% of Project

All Project Stages illustrated need to be performed In-Field

90-95% of Project

Ghana Project Information

Engineering

Supply

Installation

Operation

Ashanti

Lebanon Project Information

Engineering

Supply

Installation

Operation

CRM

North Lebanon