A “new era” in water services in Thessaloniki, with measurable results for the protection of the water balance of the region, but also for the consumer’s pocket, is signaled by EYATH SA’s investment in digital “smart” water meters, the tender for the supply and placement of which was announced today.
The tender concerns the supply and installation of 100,000 digital water meters with an option for another 100,000, and as stated in today’s announcement by EYATH SA, the initial amount is 21.1 million euros (without VAT), but it can be increased with the options in the amount of 49.6 million euros (without VAT).
The project has a duration of five years from the signing of the contract, while the possibility of extension (at the option of the contracting entity) for two additional years is foreseen. The cost of the replacement is estimated at 17 million euros, according to the company, which even clarifies that it will not burden consumers.
Essentially, it is about the replacement of part of the company’s old technology measuring equipment with new technology water meters, without moving parts (“smart” water meters) and with their installation, the consumer will now be able to monitor water consumption and charges at home or business, to be automatically notified of any leakage and to be informed of a dangerous drop in the temperature of the hydrometer.
The selection of the water meters to be replaced will be based on age criteria, while factors such as connectivity, hydraulic design of the distribution networks and water management in the water supply zones will be taken into account, according to the company.
The new “smart” water supply map is under construction
The modernization of water meters and their replacement with “smart” water meters is, according to EYATH SA, a “key” to the formation of the new, “smart” water supply map of Thessaloniki and will be combined with a series of other investments in network restructuring projects water supply of the wider urban complex of the city.
Among other things, the main water supply zones of the reservoirs will be redefined, new zones will be created for the new reservoirs that will be built, and equipment and monitoring devices will be installed for the operation of the facilities. In this way, unbilled water will be further reduced and an additional water resource will be saved.
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At the same time, smart water meters, in addition to optimal water management, will also contribute to achieving great energy savings, since, among other things, pumping stations will consume energy based on their actual needs.
“The Internet of Things, in addition to the practical benefits for the consumer, gives us the opportunity for strategic planning, statistical data collection and above all the preservation of the natural resource in the midst of the climate crisis. EYATH today turns the page on the water supply services of Thessaloniki, with a vehicle the technology and the high specialization of its employees”, points out the managing director of EYATH SA, Anthimos Amanatidis.
Among other things, in its announcement the company recalls that since 2011 it has been carrying out a series of actions in order to “reach today’s competition” and explains that these related to the creation of an application of an automatic water consumption measurement system, the implementation of the “Smart Water” research project (funded from the General Secretariat of Research and Technology), the hydraulic simulation of EYATH’s aqueducts and the division of the network into control sub-zones (District Metering Areas – DMA’s), the collaboration with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for the systematic measurement of the water consumption of the campus, the project of the remote reading management and remote control (SCADA) of the water supply and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation with DEDDIE.
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