A new competition for a “ghostly” smart meter project is also involved in legal adventures. The project, with a total budget of 1.163 billion euros, concerns the replacement of 7.5 million low-voltage meters with “smart” meters, the operation of which will put an end to a series of failures in the operation of power plants. counting system that cause inconvenience and burden consumers with exorbitant costs.

electric shocks And anxiety about when he’ll come payment of electricity bills will become a thing of the past, as consumers will have constant access to current and past measurement data via the home screen and the ability to manage their loads to save energy, as well as new pricing options from their suppliers (hourly or prepaid). .

Since 2014

The new competition, which follows a pilot project that began in 2014 and was never completed amid a series of objections and legal appeals, is set to face similar legal battles and delays.

On Wednesday, the preliminary application of Landis+Gyr, excluded from the second stage of the competition conducted by DEDDIE, was considered by the Unified Authority for State Procurement (EADISY). A decision is expected in 20 days and the progress of the tender will depend on whether the Swiss multinational group is justified, as the company is reportedly determined to appeal to the State Council in the event of a negative decision.

Yesterday, the Unified Public Procurement Service considered a preliminary application from Landis+Gyr.

“We will use all legal channels to secure our return to competition” announce “K” Swiss company circles. A possible appeal to the Supreme Court, however, means a delay in the completion of the tender by at least one year, when on February 14 one year has already passed since the first deadline for submission of non-binding proposals, which, after four delays, were finally submitted on June 8.

A total of seven companies participated in the tender, and for the next stage of submission of binding proposals, three were excluded, including Landis+Gyr. It should be noted that DEDDIE has never announced the list of companies selected for the second stage of the competition, which was approved by the Board of Directors. December 22, and to this day he has avoided confirming or denying the names of the leaked companies.

However, to the question “K”, DEDDIE administration circles confirmed that Landis+Gyr’s preliminary appeal had been considered on Wednesday, but declined to comment on the reasons for the company’s exclusion from the tender.

However, there are reports that the Swiss company was excluded due to a reference in its proposal as a subcontractor to a plant other than the Corinth plant. The Corinth plant is the largest division of the Landis+Gyr group and an international export hub for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Out of the tender, according to what has been leaked, are also the consortium Gridspertise Srl – Bitron Poland Sp and the consortium Netcompany Intrasoft SA – Ningbo Sanxing Electric – Vodafone Panafon Hellenic Telecommunication Company SA.

Which have qualified?

The list of qualified companies includes the Spanish subsidiary of the leading American meter manufacturer Itron Spain SLU, as well as the Spanish ZIV Aplicaciones y Tecnologia SL, the Romanian subsidiary of the American meter manufacturer Elster Rometrics SRL (a member of the international Honeywell group). along with Intracom SA Telecom Solutions and Elster GmbH, the Slovenian meter manufacturer Iskraemeco dd, together with the French Oracle France SAS, and the Greek Protasis AE, a joint venture with the French Sagemcom Energy & Telecom SAS, its largest supplier to the French Enedis.