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Dubai, January 2, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority announced that Dubai residents benefit from 2.1 million smart meters for electricity and water in the emirate, as part of the authority’s efforts to develop smart and advanced infrastructure in accordance with the highest international standards.
The number of smart meters has doubled from 200,000 meters in the first phase, which ended in January 2016, to two million and 100,000 meters now.
His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of DEWA, said: “With the directives of the wise leadership, we are working to provide an advanced infrastructure for managing facilities and services through smart and interconnected systems that rely on the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution such as artificial intelligence, robotic aircraft, and blockchain technology. And the Internet of things, etc. Smart meters provide many advantages for customers to control their consumption proactively and digitally without referring to the authority, in addition to contributing to transforming Dubai into the smartest and happiest city in the world.”
It is noteworthy that the smart meters allow customers to benefit from the “smart life” initiative launched by the Authority, which helps them monitor their consumption independently and independently, as they can log into their accounts with the Authority through its website and smart application, and follow up on their dashboard to monitor their consumption, and learn about Tariff segments for customers from the residential sector, and customers can benefit from the initiative by comparing with consumption levels of similar homes to help them manage consumption.
