SEWA installs 91,155 smart water meters
SHARJAH: The Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) has successfully installed 91,155 smart water meters in different parts of Sharjah, marking a significant milestone in the city’s water management efforts.
The Authority plans to install 125,000 smart water metres by 2024.
These smart metres offer higher accuracy compared to traditional meters and allow for precise monitoring of water consumption in various areas. These metres can send alerts to customers as soon as they detect sudden high water consumption or leaks.
This helps conserve water resources and promotes sustainable consumption.
Commenting on this, Engineer Faisal Al Sarkal, Director of the Water Department at the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority, highlights the authority’s commitment in line with the vision and directives of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, to provide advanced infrastructure, digital transformation, and the use of smart systems.
The Authority has launched the project to install smart water meters as part of its ongoing efforts to achieve digital transformation, improve operational efficiency, and minimise water loss.
He mentioned that the authority is currently implementing a plan to upgrade the meters in various areas, including Al Rahmaniyah, Green Community 1 and 2, Al Noaf areas 1 to 4, Al Mamzar, Al Khan Al Jadeed, Al Khan Al Jadeed 2, and Al Nasseriya. The plan involves replacing old mechanical meters with digital ones in several suburbs. The authority will also continue this work in the remaining areas in the near future.
During 2023, the technical teams of SEWA has completed the maintenance of 367 sites in various areas of the city of Sharjah, where all electricity distributionboxesforvariousfacilitieswereinspected.
SEWA explained that the authority is intensifying its awareness campaigns to encourage the public to support SEWA’S efforts to achieve security and safety in electrical connections.
Recently, SEWA engaged in discussions with “Digital Beeah,” a specialised firm in technological innovationsandupcomingdigitalprojects,affiliated with the Beeah Group, and “Safe Data Centre,” a major data centre service provider in the UAE.
The talks centred on initiating collaboration to deliver services in accordance with top sustainability standards to establish Sharjah’s first data centre that adheres to “Tier 3” standards.
Director General Abdullah Abdulrahman Al Shamsi underscored the critical role of data centres in facilitating rapid digital transformation, ensuring business continuity, and maintaining the flow of data.