Smart water meters to be installed across Northern Emirates homes

Residents in the Northern Emirates will soon see smart water metres in every home, as Etihad Water and Electricity pushes ahead with a major plan to improve efficiency, cut leaks, and prepare for rising demand.

- SM Ayaz Zakir

While half of the households in the Northern Emirates are already equipped with smart metres, the rest will be fitted within the next one year and a half, according to Thomas Spannring, chief financial officer at Etihad Water and Electricity.

“We have completed installing smart meters in 50 per cent of the homes in the Northern Emirates. The remaining 50 per cent will be done in the next one and a half years,” noted Spannring while speaking on the sidelines of WETEX at the World Trade Centre.