Following the cancellation of a Rs 5,454 crore worth tender for the supply and operation of about 79 lakh smart prepaid electricity meters by Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (MVVNL) in which Adani Group was said to be the lowest bidder, the Uttar Pradesh Power Consumer Council has demanded scrapping of similar tenders issued by three other DISCOMS in the state – Dakshinanchal, Purvanchal and Paschimanchal – citing high cost.
The total cost of these four tenders for the installation of 2.5 crore prepaid smart meters in these four DISCOMS is estimated to be over Rs 20,000 crore.
UP Power Consumer Council chairperson Avadhesh Verma, who had complained of “high cost”, said that like MVVNL, the lowest bids in the other three DISCOMS are also high.
