A number of electric utilities and governments in the Asia Pacific region are gearing up their smart grid initiatives, and smart meters will be an integral part of these programs. Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) consists of a two-way communications system that provides real-time information on energy use in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, and smart meters will be important enablers of monitoring and control of energy use by consumers and commercial users alike. As such, AMI deployments will help utilities address their key goals of improving grid reliability and security, improving operating efficiencies, balance power supply and demand, and reducing the electrical system’s impact on the environment.
Smart meter rollouts will take different forms in various Asia Pacific markets. While China was late to focus on smart meters compared to other countries, it is quickly becoming the world’s largest market for smart meters, and State Grid Corp. is conducting a series of AMI procurement bids that are unprecedented in scale. Other major smart meter initiatives are gathering momentum in Japan, Korea, Australia, India, and several ASEAN member nations.
This Pike Research report provides an in-depth analysis of key smart meter market trends in the Asia Pacific region as a whole, including a detailed examination of business, technology, and regulatory issues at the individual country level. The study includes profiles of key industry players along with forecasts of unit shipments, penetration rates, installed base, and revenues for smart meters in Asia Pacific, segmented by country.
Key Questions Addressed:
- What are the key objectives of Asia Pacific’s governments and electric utilities in deploying smart meters and smart grid infrastructure?
- Who are the key players in Asia Pacific’s market for smart meters?
- What are the communication technologies that will be utilized for smart meter deployments?
- What is the size of the smart meter market opportunity in Asia Pacific?
- What will be the timing of smart meter deployments in key countries?
- What are some of the regulatory and political issues that are influencing the smart metering market in various countries?
Who needs this report?
- Smart meter hardware and software vendors
- Networking and communications vendors
- Energy management hardware and software companies
- Semiconductor and component suppliers
- Utilities
- Government agencies
- Investor community
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Business Issues
2.1 Smart Meters in Asia Pacific
2.2 Smart Grid in Asia Pacific
2.3 Meter Types
2.4 Why Smart Meters?
2.4.1 Smart Meter Utility Operating Benefits
2.4.2 Consumer Energy Use Reduction Benefits
2.4.3 Peak Demand Shifting
2.4.4 Net Metering, Local Generation, and Electric Vehicle Support
2.5 Policy Issues in Asia Pacific
2.6 Grid Performance in Asia Pacific
2.7 Smart Meter Ownership Issues
2.8 Smart Meter Cost Issues
2.9 Peak Demand/Load Issues
2.10 Energy Marketplace and Smart Meters
2.11 Asia Pacific Smart Meter Trial Results
2.12 The Impact of AMI Rollouts
2.12.1 New Business Creation: Meter Supply and Installation
2.12.2 Communications Technologies
2.12.3 Major Changes in Information Technologies
2.12.4 Operations and Maintenance
3. Market Issues
3.1 Asia Pacific Metering Market Overview
3.2 China
3.2.1 Expectations for Smart Grid in China
3.2.2 Smart Grid Investment Priority
3.2.3 Power Imbalance Issues
3.2.4 Chinese Commitment to HVDC
3.2.5 Smart Meter Policy
3.2.6 From AMR to AMI: Smart Meter Deployment Plan
3.2.7 Competitive Landscape in Chinese AMI Market
3.2.8 Tenders for Smart Meters
3.2.8.1 The First Tender Results
3.2.8.2 Implications of the Smart Meter Tenders in China
3.2.9 Smart Meter Deployment Cases
3.2.9.1 Ningbo City, Zhejiang
3.2.9.2 Beijing, Tianjin, and Sichuan
3.2.10 Expectations for Smart Meters in China
3.3 Japan
3.3.1 Market Drivers in Japan
3.3.2 Competitive Landscape in Japan
3.3.2.1 Smart Meter Competition Among Utilities: TEPCO vs. Kansai
3.3.2.2 Smart Meter Competition Among Manufacturers
3.3.3 Expectations for Smart Meters in Japan
3.3.4 Smart Meter Specification Issues in Japan
3.3.5 Smart Grid Projects Adopting Smart Meters
3.3.6 Smart Meter Activity in Japan
3.3.6.1 Tokyo Electric Power Co.
3.3.6.2 Kansai Electric Power Co.
3.3.6.3 Kyushu Electric Power Co.
3.3.6.4 Tohoku Electric Power Co.
3.3.6.5 Hokkaido Electric Power Co.
3.4 Korea
3.4.1 Market Drivers: Smart Grid in Korea
3.4.2 Smart Grid and AMI Policy in Korea
3.4.3 AMI Scope in Korea
3.4.4 KEPCO’s Initiatives for AMI in Korea
3.4.5 Smart Meter Deployment Plans in Korea
3.5 Australia
3.5.1 Australian Initiatives for Smart Meters
3.5.2 Smart Meter Deployment Plans in Australia
3.5.2.1 Victoria
3.5.2.2 New South Wales
3.5.2.3 Queensland
3.6 India
3.6.1 Energy Deficit and Theft
3.6.2 Market Drivers for Smart Meters in India
3.6.3 Smart Grid Policy in India
3.6.4 R-ADPRP Project
3.6.5 Competitive Landscape in Smart Meter Market in India
3.6.6 AMI and Smart Grid Plans by NDPL
3.7 Singapore
3.7.1 Singapore’s Power Grid Efforts
3.7.2 IES Projects
3.7.2.1 Smart Meters in IES
3.7.3 Expectations for AMI in Singapore
3.8 Taiwan
3.9 Thailand
3.10 The Philippines
3.11 Malaysia
3.12 New Zealand
4. Technology Issues
4.1 Smart Metering and AMI
4.2 Advanced Metering Infrastructure Architecture
4.3 AMI Transmission Technologies in Asia Pacific
4.3.1 Relative Comparison of AMI Communications
4.3.2 PLC Adoption in China
4.3.3 Wireless Connectivity – Korea, Japan, the Philippines
4.3.4 RF Mesh Radio Networks in Asia Pacific
4.4 Standards Activities in Asia Pacific
4.4.1 China
4.4.2 Korea
4.5 Smart Meter Functionalities in Asia Pacific
4.5.1 China
4.5.2 Australia
4.6 IHDs
4.6.1 IHDs in Korea
4.6.2 IHDs in Victoria, Australia
4.6.3 IHDs in China
5. Key Industry Players
5.1 Holley Metering
5.2 KDN
5.3 LSIS
5.4 Ningbo Sanxing Electric
5.5 Nuri Telecom
5.6 Omni System
5.7 Osaki Electric
5.8 PAX Electricity
5.9 PS Tec
5.10 Saab Grintek
5.11 Toshiba Toko Meter Systems
5.12 Wasion Group
5.13 Xeline
6. Market Forecasts
6.1 Demographic, Economic, and Electricity Data in Asia Pacific
6.2 Total Electricity Meter Market
6.3 Smart Meter Market
6.3.1 Smart Meter Unit Shipments
6.3.2 Smart Meter Installed Base
6.3.3 Advanced Smart Meter Installed Base
6.3.4 Smart Meter Shipments by NAN Technology
6.3.5 Smart Meter Revenue and ASPs
7. Company Directory
8. Acronym and Abbreviation List
9. Table of Contents
10. Table of Charts and Figures
11. Scope of Study, Sources and Methodology, Notes
List of Tables
- Possible Annual Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a National Rollout of Smart Meters, Australia
- Smart Metering Installation Plans, China: 2009-2020
- State Grid Corp. Smart Meter Tenders: December 2009, April 2010, and July 2010
- Smart Meter Deployment Plans in Victoria, Australia: 2009-2011
- AMI Functionality Required in Asia Pacific
- Relative Comparison of Smart Grid Communications
- Functionality Requirements for Smart Meters in China
- Functionality Requirements for Smart Meters in Australia
- KDN Smart Grid Offerings
- Demographic, Economic, and Electricity Consumption Statistics, Asia Pacific Countries
- Total Electricity Meter Installed Base by Country, Asia Pacific: 2009-2016
- Smart Meters Unit Shipments by Country, Asia Pacific: 2009-2016
- Smart Meter Installed Base and Penetration Rates by Country, Asia Pacific: 2009-2016
- Advanced Smart Meter Installed Base and Penetration Rates by Country, Asia Pacific: 2009-2016
- Smart Meter Shipments by NAN Technology, Asia Pacific: 2009-2016
- Smart Meter Unit Shipments, Average Selling Price and Revenue by Country, Asia Pacific: 2009-2016
List of Charts and Figures
- Smart Meter Unit Shipments, China: 2009-2016
- Smart Meter Unit Shipments, Japan, Korea, Australia, India, and ASEAN: 2009-2016
- The Share of Smart Meter Shipments in the First Tender in China
- Smart Meter Deployment Penetration in Victoria, Australia: Mid-2010-2013
- Total Electricity Meter Installed Base by Country, Asia Pacific: 2009-2016
- Smart Meter Unit Shipments, China: 2009-2016
- Smart Meter Unit Shipments, Japan, Korea, Australia, India, and ASEAN: 2009-2016
- Smart Meter Unit Shipments and Installed Base Penetration, China: 2009-2016
- Smart Meter Unit Shipments and Installed Base Penetration, Japan, Korea, Australia, India, and ASEAN: 2009-2016
- Advanced Smart Meter Installed Base, China and Rest of Asia Pacific: 2009-2016
- Advanced Smart Meter Installed Base Penetration of All Meters and of All Smart Meters, China and Rest of Asia Pacific: 2009-2016
- Smart Meter Shipment Percentage by NAN Technology, Asia Pacific: 2009-2016
- Smart Meter Shipments by NAN Technology, Asia Pacific: 2009-2016
- Smart Meter Revenue and ASPs, China and Rest of Asia Pacific: 2009-2016
- Benchmarking Results for Grid Charge and SAIDI, General Consumers
- Power Loss Rate in Transmission Comparisons: Korea, Japan, France, the United States, and the United Kingdom
- Transmission Line Paths and Construction Plans in China
- Smart Meter Competition and Collaboration Among Japanese Utilities
- Smart Meter JV/Collaboration and Market Share in Japan
- Smart Meters in Japan: Kansai Electric Power (left)/Tokyo Electric Power (right)
- Smart Grid Goals and Business Areas, Korea
- Web-Based Energy Consumption Report by Reliance Energy
- NDPL AMI Project Roadmap
- Functionality Progress and Requirements Toward AMI
- AMI Architecture from IT and Data Systems View
- AMI Architecture in the HAN Environment
- Networking and Communication Technologies in HAN, NAN, and WAN Environments
- General Comparison of Performance vs. Cost in AMI Technologies
- PLC-Based Smart Meter Architecture in China
- RF Mesh Network in Australia
- National Smart Grid Standardization Entities in Korea
- Smart Meter and AMI Standard Scopes and Milestone in Korea
- Smart Meter and IHD Functions in Australia
- IHDs in Smart Metering Functional Roadmap in Victoria, Australia
- IHD with Home Energy Management Functions in China
- Nuri Telecom’s Business Fields and Product Line-up