A new development by Prolan Irányítástechnikai Zrt. could help maintain grid balance. It can be used for remote reading of electricity meters and for influencing consumer and producer equipment.
Support for the creation of the new device was provided by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFI), and the project was completed at the end of 2025, based on the company’s announcement. It also states that
maintaining voltage quality and balance is an increasing challenge for network operators and system controllers.
The role of centralized energy production and hierarchical control is declining, local energy producers and balancing systems are becoming more widespread, and remote meter reading and intervention at the point of consumption and production are becoming more important.
The Hungarian company has combined these two functions in a single device, replacing outdated systems capable of only one-way communication.
The prototype’s functionality has been verified in practical tests, and the German partner company has successfully tested it at several electricity network companies. Based on the results, Prolan expects its development to be competitive on the international market.
The project, with a total cost of nearly HUF 707.6 million (around EUR 1.77 million, 1 EUR = 400 HUF), received more than HUF 410.7 million in funding from the NKFI Fund, based on the website announcing the call for proposals for innovation projects in priority innovation areas.
According to the statement on the company’s website, development began in January 2024. Based on its report, Prolan achieved sales revenue of HUF 6.2 billion in 2023 and HUF 6.7 billion in 2024. Export sales increased from HUF 712 million to HUF 906 million, while profits rose from HUF 130.6 million to HUF 283.1 million.
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