By combining accurate metering capabilities with convenient and secure payment systems, these advanced meters streamline water management, promote water conservation, and improve operational efficiency.
The introduction of smart prepaid water meters have proven to be groundbreaking in the metering solution market. Combining accurate metering, secure contactless payment, and advanced features such as remote monitoring and leak detection, these meters offer numerous benefits to both consumers and utility companies. With their ability to promote water conservation, streamline billing processes, and improve operational efficiency, smart prepaid water meters are paving the way for a more sustainable and digitally advanced future in water industry.
Iskraemeco’s smart meters are always ready to meet smart metering requirements with the help of our experienced experts.
With the Iskraemeco prepaid smart water meter, it is easier for utilities to collect more water charges, control users’ arrears, detect and prevent tampering attempts, and also improve users’ water consumption behaviour. The smart prepayment water meter not only measures water flow, but also uses wired/wireless communication to connect to local or wide area networks, enabling remote location monitoring and infrastructure maintenance through leak detection. Smart water metering systems also enable automatic billing and customer management, including detection and protection against tampering attempts. Smart water meters are battery operated and offer a maximum battery life of ten years, significantly reducing maintenance costs.
Iskraemeco’s prepaid AMI/AMR water meter solution makes it more efficient for utilities to remotely read and monitor meter data for all types of users and even for challenging field conditions.
Comparison between local prepayment and smart prepayment technology
Below we have provided a simple comparison between local prepayment and smart prepayment technology available in our smart prepayment solution. The solution helps utilities to reduce operational cost and save a lot of time and money and definitely water.
Iskraemeco’s journey in the Egyptian market: Navigating success in a dynamic landscape
In recent years, Egypt has made significant strides in modernising its water management systems to address the challenges of growing water demand, limited resources, and financial constraints. As part of these efforts, the country has embraced the adoption of prepayment water metering, recognising its numerous advantages in achieving efficient water consumption, revenue collection, and conservation.
As Egypt continues to face water-related challenges, prepayment water metering stands as a valuable solution that empowers both utility companies and consumers to achieve efficient and responsible water management practices.
In 2017, the Egyptian market began offering prepayment water services. Prior to the introduction of a prepayment solution, mechanical water meters were used. However, due to difficulties in collecting the bills, it was decided to implement a prepayment solution.
Since 2016, Iskraemeco has built a factory that includes the entire process of manufacturing and assembling water meters. Now we have a factory with an annual capacity of 700,000 meters. In addition to an automated testing process and a strict quality process, Lean Six Sigma manufacturing methodology is used to reduce the number of defective products. Since 2021, we have been supplying our customers with water meters in various sizes (DN20 – DN25 – DN40) and have installed a total of 400,000 water meters.
Now, we are able to integrate the meters with various software providers (governmental and private), using different integration methods. Iskraemeco can offer its customers a comprehensive prepayment management solution that starts with the collection of the meters from the customer’s warehouse and ends with on-site operation and maintenance. In addition to supplying the product, we also provide comprehensive training at our facility to ensure that all utility technicians know how to professionally manage the water meters.
Unlocking efficiency: Iskraemeco’s solutions for NRW reduction in utilities and governments
Smart prepayment water meters provide several advantages, including improved operations and cost management to promoting energy and water efficiency. By reducing losses, improving revenue collection, and enhancing security measures, these meters enable utilities and governments to effectively manage resources, optimise investments, and ensure a sustainable and reliable water supply for all.
