EMASESA to deploy 77,300 smart water meters in Seville

Seville public water company EMASESA has contracted Telefónica Tech and meter manufacturer Contazara to connect 77,300 smart water meters in Seville, Spain.

In addition, the two companies will deploy 41,500 concentrators, with the project due to be completed over four years.

EMASESA (Empresa Metropolitana de Abastecimiento y Saneamiento de Aguas de Sevilla) is installing the smart water meters as a key component of its digital transformation.

Since its start in January, more than 30,000 concentrators have been deployed and more than 100,000 meters connected so far.

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“This project is one of the pillars of an ambitious five-year digital transformation programme that covers the entire water cycle, placing the user and their safety at the centre of EMASESA’s management,” says Manuel Romero, CEO.

He adds that the remote control of water consumption is also a fundamental tool for combating drought, with the company with its ‘Objective 90’ targeting a reduction of consumption to 90l/person/day from the approximately 110l/person/day currently.

“This achieving annual savings of 20%, which in 10 years – the drought cycle forecast – would be equivalent to having a new reservoir.”

The smart water meters utilise NB-IoT connectivity and supply data on an hourly basis, which with AI-based advanced analysis is intended to optimise the management of the water, detect leaks and other anomalies in the network and in buildings at an early stage and deliver a better service to users.

Other plans include the development of digital twins of the water infrastructure.

With the low power consumption, the meter batteries are expected to achieve a useful lifetime of over 12 years.

With the ‘My EMASESA’ app, users are able to access their consumption or their own sustainability activities.

Other components of the digital transformation plan include the installation of sensors for leak detection on the networks and the automation of processes with the data that is captured.