SMEC Signs Smart Digital Meter Supply Contract with Laos Electric Authority

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] Smac announced on the 26th that it has signed a smart electricity meter supply contract with the Laos state-owned enterprise 'Electricite du Laos (EDL)'.

This supply contract was made possible as Smac secured a reference for supplying PLC communication modems for AMI smart electricity meters being implemented for Korea Electric Power Corporation. The smart electricity meter provides IP56-rated waterproof and dustproof performance. This product is a customized model developed over approximately three years through technical consultations and testing processes with Electricite du Laos to ensure ease of installation and use.

Hyungrak Son, Executive Director of Smac, stated, “This contract marks an opportunity to supply smart digital meters suitable for the Indochina Peninsula climate and usage environment, which had been the biggest obstacle in Electricite du Laos's transition to a smart power grid. We will initially proceed with about 100 million KRW worth of initial quantities for on-site verification until the end of the rainy season in late October, and from the end of this year, large-scale replacement and new installations following standardization of these specifications are expected.”

He added, “Furthermore, discussions are underway to expand supply to neighboring countries with similar climatic conditions such as Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Vietnam in cooperation with Electricite du Laos. Additionally, by utilizing Smac’s broadband wireless communication-based intelligent distribution automation system (DAS) technology, we plan to contribute to the intelligence of Laos’s relatively underdeveloped power supply infrastructure.”

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