EDF installs 1 lakh smart meters under EESL contract April 15, 2021 The milestone marks the beginning of the commercial roll-out of 5 million smart meters installation French electric utility firm EDF has successfully installed 100,000 smart meters in India under its contract with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) in what is the first large-scale deployment of smart meters in India, EDF said on Thursday. “The milestone marks the completion of the first stage of the contract and the beginning of the commercial roll-out of 5 million smart meters installation across India, nearly half of which will be installed in the state of Bihar,” EDF said in a statement.