DUBAI 24 October 2018: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has installed 595,755 smart water meters across Dubai – 80.6% of the total number of water meters in the emirate.
All water meters in Dubai are to become smart meters by the end of next year, said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Dewa MD & CEO. The announcement was made at the 20th Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (Wetex 2018), which Dewa is organising at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from 23-25 October 2018.
“The ‘Smart Applications via Smart Grids and Meters’ is one of the initiatives Dewa launched to support the Smart Dubai initiative to make Dubai the smartest and happiest city in the world. In addition to their role in the smart transformation, operational efficiency and reducing water losses, Smart Meters provide many benefits to customers and help them monitor their consumption accurately and instantaneously, anytime, anywhere. This contributes to promoting the responsible use and sustainability of resources,” said Al Tayer.
Abdullah Obaidullah, Executive Vice-President of Water and Civil, noted that Dewa has an advanced infrastructure for smart water meters that has so far identified 20,000 water leakage cases, 4,700 faults, and 1,400 extra-load cases. This resulted in total savings of about Dh52.6 million.
The ‘High Water Usage Alert’, under Dewa’s Green Dubai, helps customers discover possible leaks in their water connections, after the meter. The system sends instant notifications to the customer if there is any unusual increase in consumption, to check the internal connections and repair any leaks. This contributes to reducing incurred costs by limiting water wastage.