Latest / DEWA Podcasts / DEWA’s Hydro Insight system analyses data from more than 1.1 million smart water meters in Dubai every 15 minutes • The system was awarded a seven-star rating at the International Best Practice Competition

Transcript

DEWA’s Hydro Insight system analyses data from more than 1.1 million smart water meters in Dubai every 15 minutes • The system was awarded a seven-star rating at the International Best Practice Competition · DEWA Podcasts

• 0:00
  Let's review the main points from the Dubai Electricity
• 0:02
  and Water Authority press release. Hydro Insight
• 0:06
  is an in -house system powered by artificial
• 0:09
  intelligence and data science for managing and
• 0:12
  operating water networks. It analyzes data from
• 0:16
  more than 1 .1 million smart water meters in
• 0:19
  Dubai every 15 minutes, improving efficiency
• 0:23
  and supporting proactive, data -driven decision
• 0:26
  -making. The system reduced data processing time
• 0:30
  by 87 .5%. It was launched in mid -2024 as part
• 0:36
  of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's ongoing
• 0:39
  efforts to improve operational efficiency and
• 0:43
  reduce water network losses. Hydro Insight also
• 0:47
  received a 7 -star rating in the Best Practice
• 0:50
  competition, becoming the first system of its
• 0:52
  kind in water utilities worldwide. To achieve
• 0:56
  this distinction, His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
• 1:00
  Al -Tayyar, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and
• 1:05
  Water Authority said, In line with our efforts
• 1:08
  to deploy the latest digital technologies to
• 1:11
  enhance operational efficiency and reliability,
• 1:14
  we continue to develop innovative solutions that
• 1:17
  support the sustainability of power and water
• 1:20
  infrastructure. Various advanced technologies
• 1:24
  and systems of the authority have successfully
• 1:27
  reduced water loss in transmission and distribution
• 1:30
  networks from 42 .5 % in 1989 to 4 .4 % last
• 1:37
  year. Hydroinsight demonstrates Dubai Electricity
• 1:42
  and Water Authority's ability to leverage AI
• 1:45
  to transform data into practical tools that support
• 1:49
  decision -making. improve response times and
• 1:53
  enhance service quality, thereby strengthening
• 1:56
  the readiness of water networks in line with
• 1:59
  the highest international standards. The system
• 2:03
  has contributed to the transition from traditional
• 2:05
  fault management to proactive management of operational
• 2:09
  indicators through intelligent data analysis
• 2:12
  integrated with technical workflows. This enhances
• 2:16
  asset management efficiency improves network
• 2:20
  reliability, and supports the continuity of water
• 2:23
  services. In addition, Hydro Insight helps monitor
• 2:28
  more than 1 .1 million smart water meters and
• 2:32
  has reduced meter anomaly detection time from
• 2:36
  30 days to just one hour, accelerating diagnosis
• 2:39
  and resolution. It also won the Smart Water Project
• 2:44
  of the Year Award 2024. at the Global Water Awards,
• 2:48
  recognizing its contribution to smarter and more
• 2:52
  sustainable water services.