Silicon Labs expands India investment for smart meter development

Silicon Labs said it is expanding investment in India to support smart meter development, with Chief Technology Officer Daniel Cooley citing the country’s smart meter rollout under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).

TL;DR

• Silicon Labs said it is increasing investment in India for smart meter development.
• The company linked the move to India’s smart meter rollout under RDSS.
• The Indian government aims to replace more than 25 crore legacy meters with smart prepaid meters.

Silicon Labs said India is a focus area for its investment tied to smart meter development. The statement came in comments attributed to CTO Daniel Cooley in reporting by The Economic Times.

The reported demand driver is India’s Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme, or RDSS, a central government program for power distribution reform. According to the report, the program aims to replace more than 25 crore legacy electricity meters with smart, prepaid meters.

The article frames the RDSS rollout as a major infrastructure transition in India’s utility sector. Silicon Labs’ stated investment focus in India is tied to that smart metering deployment cycle.

Related questions

• What is Silicon Labs investing in within India?
• How many legacy meters does India aim to replace under RDSS?
• What is the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme?