Assessment Procedure for Advanced Metering Infrastructure Implementation in Indonesia

PLN has decided to start its Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project in its journey into smart grid implementation. Compared to the conventional metering system, AMI offers a better meter reading efficiency and many other important functions and features. However, so many products have been available in the market with various quality and topology. Choosing a proper and suitable product is essential since it can affect the company's performance in the long-run implementation. Some assessments need to be conducted to ensure product quality and interoperability. This paper proposes a set of assessment procedures for AMI deployment in PLN. The assessment procedure is developed by combining references from several countries and adjusting some items to meet PLN needs. This assessment procedure can lead to a PLN preferred AMI system.