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Not buying from China, will supply J&K Smart meters by Dec: Techno Electric

Contract has been signed with Indian unit of Dongfang, allegations are unfounded, says Kolkata-based electric equipment manufacturer

Prepaid meter roll-out to face regulatory hurdles

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The union ministry of power last month announced a ban on import of Chinese power equipment

4 min read Last Updated : Jul 25 2020 | 1:23 AM IST

Techno Electric & Engineering Company, a Kolkata-based electric equipment manufacturer, which won the tender for installing a total of 200,000 smart meters in Jammu and Srinagar, said it stands by the project despite “unreasonable allegations” and will complete it by the year-end.

P P Gupta, managing director of Techno Electric, said the sub-contract for supply of remote communication technology was signed with the Indian unit of Chinese equipment major Dongfang Electronics. And, Techno is “not importing any Chinese equipment” for the project.

This paper recently reported that the Jammu power department had asked for an inquiry and scrutiny of the tender by

Topics : Techno Electric & Engineering India China border row Jammu and Kashmir

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