- Dubai deploys smart meters
- Installs over 2 million meters for consumers
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has crossed the 2 million milestones in deploying smart meters to consumers. The deployment forms part of DEWA’s efforts to develop a state-of-the-art digital infrastructure, according to a company statement. The DEWA, in a statement, has also stated that it has started operating the Smart Meters Analysis and Diagnosis Centre, where smart meters are read and monitored remotely every 15 minutes.
”In line with the directives of the wise leadership, we work at DEWA to provide an advanced infrastructure for facility and services management through smart and connected systems that use Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies including artificial intelligence, blockchain, Internet of Things and others,” says Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO.
DEWA’s ‘Smart Applications through Smart Meters and Grids’ initiative supports the Smart Dubai initiative, which aims to make Dubai the smartest and happiest city globally.