印度電網公司以及其余57家服務商參與了試點工程，該項工程涵蓋了1400臺智能電表。在試點項目的下一階段中，本地治里地區尚有87,000個家庭需安裝智能電表，印度電網為此已做好下一步的投標準備工作。

　　與此同時，在此領域耕耘數年的IBM等公司終于有機會獲得回報。印度IBM公司全球業務服務部副主席兼合伙人Jeby Cherian向印度商業線報透露：“印度實現了從智能星球獲益，依靠智能電網輸電，從而對大眾和經濟上產生了影響。”

　　Cherian說：“在某種意義上，印度沒得選擇。在印度，由于新技術、新政策以及用戶需求的變化，那些長期屹立不倒的電力商業模式已經過時了。”

　　盡管印度已經發生了重要變革，這些變革同樣意味著為智能電網投資的短期回收創造機會。由于傳輸損耗和非法用電所帶來的技術經濟損失總共約占投資的百分之二十六。Cherian說：“想象一下印度僅僅通過‘堵漏’就能獲得的巨大經濟收益吧，這個比重絕對會超過必要投資的規模。”

　　“為了獲得成功，印度必須依靠新技術，大力發展新型商業模式、基礎設施、規則標準來為發電、輸電創造便利條件。”

【原文】Smart Grid International: India's grid renaissance starting in earnest

　India's electric utilities are at the threshold of a major transformation. Its Power Ministry has rolled out a smart grid vision and roadmap for India. The India Smart Grid Forum, a public-private partnership with the Ministry of Power, and the India Smart Grid Task Force have been established. And the country's first smart grid pilot has been deemed a success after roughly a year in operation in Puducherry. Another 13 pilots are underway as well.

　Power Grid Corporation of India and 57 other service providers participated in the pilot, which included 1,400 smart meters. Now PowerGrid is ready to tender for smart energy meters to be installed in an additional 87,000 Puducherry homes for the next phase of the pilot.

　Meanwhile, companies such as IBM, which have been plowing the ground for years, may finally see crops coming in. Jeby Cherian, Vice-President and Managing Partner, Global Business Services, IBM India told the Hindu Business Line that "India recognises the benefits of a smarter planet, the power of the smart grid and its impact on people and the economy."

　In one sense, says Cherian, India may not have a choice. "In India, the long-standing electric and utility business models are rapidly becoming outdated due to new technologies, policy changes and more demanding consumers."

　Although India has significant challenges, those challenges also represent opportunities for quick payback from smart grid installations. Aggregate technical and commercial losses due to transmission losses and energy theft are estimated at about 26%. Imagine the economic advantage India could reap just by "plugging the leaks," says Cherian. "This absolutely outweighs the size of the necessary investments."

　"To succeed, India must develop fresh business models, infrastructure, rules and standards to facilitate energy generation and delivery enabled by new technologies."