Oman's Public Authority for Water (Diam) has announced the launch of its operation of smart water meters that were installed in the governorates of Muscat and Musandam, reported Oman Daily Observer.
In addition to this, these smart meters are being linked to its systems through the Internet of Things (IoT) technology in cooperation with the National Energy Center (NEC) and Ooredoo, it stated.
The opening ceremony was held under the auspices of Sultan bin Salem al Habsi, Minister of Finance, in the presence of a number of ministers and undersecretaries.
The smart meters project is expected to contribute to reducing water losses in the Governorate of Muscat by at least 20 per cent, said senior officials.
These metres are available in two types: postpaid and prepaid. They were implemented in several stages, including the pilot, first and second stages, they added.
In the pilot stage, 10,000 postpaid meters were installed in the Governorate of Musandam that included all categories of subscribers as 98 per cent of this stage has been completed.
They included the Governorate of Muscat, where 4,100 postpaid meters were installed in the first stage for the large consumers as implementation of these meters is completed, said the report.
In the second stage, 179,300 postpaid meters are being installed in the Governorate of Muscat for all categories of subscribers, and 98% of the these meters has been installed, it added.