Press Releases 2013

Based on "Special Business Plan (May 9th, 2012)", TEPCO is currently proceeding its consideration of "Open procurement and expansion of introduction of smart meters from both domestic and overseas companies" and "Deployment of new services for residential customers, etc. utilizing smart meters".

We received proposals through "Request for Proposals for Communication Function of Smart Meters (Application period : November 19th, 2012 - February 28th, 2013)" and "Concerning RFPs (Requests for Proposal) Regarding Systems Adopted through the Management and Operation of Smart Meters (Application period : December 17th, 2012 - March 8th, 2013)", and this time we would like to announce that we have selected each system's partner company (integrator) and have come to an agreement with each of them today.
Moreover, in selecting partner companies, we published our basic concept for the selection based on the widely conducted Request for Comments on our specification from both domestic and overseas companies, and conducted strict and fair reviews adopting opinions from experts outside.

<Selected partner companies>
·Smart Meter Communication System : Toshiba Corporation
·Smart Meter Operation Management System : NTT DATA Corporation

In addition, today, we established a new organization "The New Growth Task Force" (Chief :Representative Director, Naomi Hirose) aiming at producing new services that offer more convenient life for customers together with the deployment of smart meters.
"The New Growth Task force" will study the ideal concept of new electric power industry after the deployment of smart meters from an intensively customer oriented viewpoint regardless of the conventional concept of the industry. And we will also contribute to the production of new growth industry and offer new services that can generate actual feelings of the upcoming smart society.
Hereafter, we will construct reliable and extensible smart meter infrastructure and install smart meters for those who need them as soon as possible, and we will accelerate our initiative in order to offer convenient lives through our new services.

<Appendix>
(1)Process concerning smart meter deployment up to now(PDF 126KB)
(2)Overview of Selecting Partner Company(PDF 53.5KB)
(3)Specification reform of smart meter(PDF 47.8KB)
(4)Organizational Structure of the New Growth Task Force(PDF 109KB)