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Smart Metering in Europe

17th edition

Smart Metering in Europe is the seventeenth consecutive report

from Berg Insight analysing the latest developments for smart
metering electricity and gas in Europe. This strategic research report
from Berg Insight provides you with 320 pages of unique business
intelligence, including 5-year industry forecasts, expert commentary
and real-life case studies on which to base your business decisions.
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Over 209 million smart electricity

and gas meters now deployed
across Europe
More than 53 percent of the electricity customers in EU27+3 sophisticated wireless technologies to choose from for their
had a smart meter at the end of 2021 – a figure that is expected networking platforms. Wireless technologies have major
to increase to as much as 74 percent in 2027. In terms of advantages compared to PLC technologies which dominated
shipments, smart meters accounted for around 83 percent of the first wave of smart electricity deployments in Europe.
total EU27+3 electricity meter shipments in 2021. Italy, which Supported by massive R&D investments in the mobile
is currently in the midst of its second-generation rollout, communications industry, 3GPP-based LPWA technologies
was the largest market in terms of shipments with around 6 such as NB-IoT and LTE-M are now rapidly gaining traction in
million units installed during the year. France was the second the utilities space. Several major deployments utilising these
largest market by volume with yearly shipments of nearly 5 technologies are now either under way or about to begin
million units, having completed the mass-rollout phase of in the Benelux, the Nordics and the Baltics. 3GPP-based
its national deployment during the year. The UK, Poland and LPWA will be the fastest growing technology group for smart
Austria were also in the top five in terms of shipment volumes. metering connectivity during 2021–2027 and will more than
Other markets with large installation volumes during the year triple its smart meter connectivity market share throughout
included Sweden and Portugal. The market is set for robust the forecast period. At the moment, various forms of PLC
growth in the coming years with a total of 106 million smart remain the dominant technology group in terms of installed
electricity meters forecasted to be deployed across the base although purely wireless communication options are
region during 2022–2027. forecasted to grow their share of annual shipments from 32
percent in 2021 to 57 percent in 2027.
In addition to major first-generation deployments in countries
such as the UK, France, Austria, Belgium and Portugal, Adoption of smart metering is also growing fast in the
second-generation rollouts in countries such as Italy and European gas distribution market. Berg Insight estimates
Sweden will contribute with substantial shipment volumes up that annual shipments of smart gas meters in the EU27+3
until 2024–2025. Poland, which is currently ramping up smart amounted to 6.6 million units in 2021. Along with the
meter installations will meanwhile account for a substantial completion of the mass-rollout phase in the major markets
and increasing share of smart meter shipments throughout France and Italy during 2021–2022, annual demand will drop
the entire forecast period. In the later part of the forecast to a stable 5–6 million units until 2027. France was the largest
period, the ramp-up of second-generation installations market in 2021 with yearly shipments of 2.3 million units while
in markets such as Spain as well as first-generation the UK and Italy accounted for 1.8 million and 1.7 million units
deployments in Greece and Germany are also expected to be respectively. Shipments will decrease in Italy from 2021 and
important contributors to yearly shipment volumes. In total, onwards, and yearly shipments in France will stay at around 1.9
replacements of first-generation smart meters are expected million units next year before dropping in 2023. After multiple
to be in the range of 30–35 percent of total smart meter delays, the UK market is expected to gradually ramp up smart
shipments in Europe throughout the next five years, or 5–7 gas meter installations to reach a peak of 3.4–3.6 million
million units annually. units during 2023–2025. A significant volume of smart gas
meter installations is also anticipated in a number of small-
While rollouts in many countries in Western Europe and the and mid-sized countries over the coming years, including for
Nordics are now either well-advanced or largely completed, example Belgium, Ireland, Lithuania, Greece and Poland.
the focus is increasingly shifting to Central, East and
Southeast Europe. The outlook for the region has improved
significantly over the past two years with multiple major
rollouts now planned or already under way. Overall, the CEE
and Southeast European region is expected to account
for as much as 48 percent of annual EU27+3 smart meter
shipments in 2027, up from 18 percent in 2021. Looking only
at the growth in annual shipment volumes of first-generation
smart meter projects, all the 10 fastest growing markets are
now found in CEE and Southeast Europe.

The rapid development of new wireless technologies for IoT

communications has a major impact on the smart metering
market in Europe. DSOs planning for new smart grid projects
and rollouts in the 2020s have a wide range of increasingly
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Table of contents
Executive summary 4.1.20 Kaifa Technology 5.11 France
4.1.21 Kamstrup 5.12 Germany
1 Electricity, gas and district 4.1.22 MeteRSit 5.13 Greece
heating markets in Europe 4.1.23 Networked Energy Services 5.14 Hungary
4.1.24 NIK 5.15 Ireland
1.1 Energy industry players 4.1.25 Pietro Fiorentini 5.16 Italy
1.2 Electricity market 4.1.26 Sagemcom 5.17 Latvia
1.3 Gas market 4.1.27 Sanxing Electric 5.18 Lithuania
1.4 District heating market 4.1.28 Wasion 5.19 Luxembourg
4.1.29 ZIV 5.20 Malta
2 Smart metering solutions 4.1.30 ZPA Smart Energy (El Sewedy Electrometer) 5.21 Netherlands
4.1.31 ZTE Corporation 5.22 Norway
2.1 Introduction to smart grids
4.2 Communications solution providers 5.23 Poland
2.2 Smart metering
4.2.1 APKAPPA 5.24 Portugal
2.2.1 Smart metering applications
4.2.2 Corinex 5.25 Romania
2.2.2 Smart metering infrastructure
4.2.3 CyanConnode 5.26 Slovakia
2.2.3 Benefits of smart metering
4.2.4 Devolo 5.27 Slovenia
2.3 Project strategies
4.2.5 NuriFlex 5.28 Spain
2.3.1 System design and sourcing
4.2.6 Ormazabal 5.29 Sweden
2.3.2 Rollout and integration
4.2.7 Power Plus Communications 5.30 Switzerland
2.3.3 Implementation and operation
4.2.8 Sensus (Xylem) 5.31 United Kingdom
2.3.4 Communicating with customers
4.2.9 Theben
2.4 Regulatory issues
2.4.1 Models for the introduction of smart meters
4.2.10 Toshiba 6 Case studies: Smart metering
2.4.2 Standards and guidelines
4.2.11 Trilliant projects in Europe
4.2.12 Xemex
2.4.3 Individual rights issues 6.1 Enel
4.3 Software solution providers
6.1.1 Enel Open Meter and the second-generation
4.3.1 Avance Metering
3 IoT networks and rollout in Italy
4.3.2 Atlantica Digital
communications technologies 6.1.2 Endesa’s smart metering project in Spain
4.3.3 Cuculus
6.1.3 Smart meter rollout in Romania
3.1 IoT network technologies 4.3.4 Embriq
6.2 Enedis
3.1.1 Network architectures 4.3.5 Hansen Technologies
6.2.1 The Linky Programme
3.1.2 Unlicensed and licensed frequency bands 4.3.6 Ferranti
6.2.2 System development and large-scale pilot
3.2 PLC technology and standards 4.3.7 Kisters
6.2.3 Full-scale rollout
3.2.1 International standards organisations 4.3.8 Oracle
6.3 Current smart meter projects in four European
3.2.2 G3-PLC 4.3.9 Robotron Datenbank-Software
countries
3.2.3 PRIME 4.3.10 SAP
6.3.1 Austria – Wiener Netze
3.2.4 Meters & More 4.3.11 Siemens
6.3.2 Belgium – Fluvius
3.2.5 OSGP 4.3.12 Telecontrol STM
6.3.3 Ireland – ESB Networks
3.3 3GPP cellular and LPWA technologies 4.3.13 Terranova Software
6.3.4 Lithuania – ESO
3.3.1 2G/3G/4G/5G cellular technologies and IoT 4.3.14 VIVAVIS
6.4 Pioneering next-generation smart meter
3.3.2 NB-IoT and LTE-M 4.4 System integrators and communications
rollouts
3.3.3 The role of cellular networks in smart meter service providers
6.4.1 E.ON Sweden
communications 4.4.1 A1 Telekom Austria
6.4.2 Elenia
3.3.4 LoRa & LoRaWAN 4.4.2 Arqiva
6.5 Smart gas meter rollouts in France and Italy
3.3.5 Sigfox 4.4.3 Atos
6.5.1 GRDF
3.4 Other RF technologies and standards 4.4.4 Capgemini
6.5.2 2i Rete Gas
3.4.1 IEEE 802.15.4 4.4.5 CGI
6.6 Smart meter communications platforms in
3.4.2 Wi-SUN 4.4.6 Com4
Germany and the UK
3.4.3 Proprietary IPv6 connectivity stacks based on 4.4.7 Greenbird Integration Technology
6.6.1 Germany
802.15.4 4.4.8 IBM
6.6.2 United Kingdom
3.4.4 EN 13757 4.4.9 Telecom Italia
6.7 Smart metering in Eastern Europe and the
4.4.10 Telefónica
Balkans
4 Smart metering industry players 4.4.11 Telenor
4.4.12 Telia Company
4.1 Meter vendors
4.4.13 Utility Connect
7 Market forecasts and trends
4.1.1 Itron
4.4.14 Vodafone 7.1 Market trends
4.1.2 Landis+Gyr
7.1.1 Second-wave rollouts to account for a
4.1.3 Aclara (Hubbell)
5 Market profiles substantial share of shipments
4.1.4 ADD Grup
7.1.2 Growth increasingly driven by CEE and
4.1.5 AEM 5.1 Regional summary
Southeast European projects
4.1.6 Aidon 5.1.1 EU energy strategy
7.1.3 Adoption of NB-IoT and LTE-M connectivity
4.1.7 Apator 5.1.2 EU policies related to smart metering
picking up speed
4.1.8 Circutor 5.1.3 Smart metering policies on the national level
7.1.4 Making smart metering systems secure by
4.1.9 Diehl Metering 5.1.4 Top smart metering projects in EU27+3
design
4.1.10 EDMI (Osaki Electric) countries
7.1.5 Rethinking the smart metering offering to r
4.1.11 EFR 5.2 Austria
espond to emerging utility needs
4.1.12 Elgama Elektronika (Linyang Energy) 5.3 Belgium
7.1.6 Europe gearing up for hydrogen supply
4.1.13 EMH Metering 5.4 Bulgaria
operations
4.1.14 Flonidan 5.5 Croatia
7.2 Smart electricity metering market forecast
4.1.15 Gridspertise (Enel) 5.6 Cyprus
7.2.1 Capital expenditure forecast
4.1.16 Hexing Electrical 5.7 Czech Republic
7.2.2 Communications technology market shares
4.1.17 Honeywell 5.8 Denmark
7.3 Smart gas metering market forecast
4.1.18 Holley Technology 5.9 Estonia
4.1.19 Iskraemeco 5.10 Finland
Glossary
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Hightlights from the Full coverage of the European market with in-depth market profiles of all
countries in EU27+3.
report
Case studies of smart electricity and gas metering projects by the leading
energy groups in Europe.

360-degree overview of next-generation PLC, RF and cellular standards for

smart grid communications.

Updated profiles of the key players in the metering industry.

New detailed forecasts for smart electricity and gas meters in 30 countries
until 2027.

Summary of the latest developments in the European energy industry.

Questions answered Which are the major trends shaping the European smart metering market?

in the report What is the status and outlook for second-generation smart metering rollouts across Europe?

Which new projects are utilising NB-IoT and LTE-M cellular communications?

How do smart metering technology choices vary across Europe?

How is the regulatory environment for smart metering evolving on the national level?

Which are the largest utility companies in each country in Europe?

Which are the leading suppliers of smart metering solutions for the European market?

Which countries lead the adoption of smart gas meters?

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Smart Metering in Europe

Are you looking for detailed information and comprehensive data about the
European smart metering market (electricity and gas)? Berg Insight’s analyst team
has been covering smart metering continuously for more than seventeen years.
Smart Metering in Europe is our flagship 320-page report covering AMM in EU27+3.
Learn more about the EU energy policies driving the adoption of smart metering and
the latest market developments in Europe. Extensive data Excel is included.

PUBLISHED DATE November 2022

EDITION 17th
PAGES 320
AUTHOR Mattias Carlsson

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AUTHOR Mattias is an IoT analyst covering mainly the smart

cities and utilities sectors. He is Berg Insight’s lead
Mattias Carlsson analyst of smart electricity, gas and water metering
research. Mattias also heads research projects
within emerging smart city verticals such as smart
streetlighting, smart parking, air quality monitoring,
smart waste management and smart city surveillance.
Mattias holds a Master’s degree in Industrial
Engineering and Management from Chalmers
University of Technology and joined Berg Insight in
2022.
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