Pilot Installation Begins
The general director of Damascus's public water and sanitation utility met the chief executive of a Saudi metering company on 8 August 2026 to fix the steps for launching a smart water meter program and to begin installing a trial batch at a number of designated sites in the capital.
The two sides reviewed the mechanics of field installation and ways to handle potential problems as the work proceeds, aiming to keep the rollout on its approved timetable and to ensure technical teams are ready to run the system in its initial phase.
A June Agreement
The program stems from an agreement signed on 14 June 2026 to supply and install 5 million smart water meters, concluded on the sidelines of the 24th edition of an international construction exhibition.
The contract pairs the capital's water authority with an external supplier, bringing imported equipment into the metering of household water use.
Three-Phase Plan
The agreement is carried out in three successive phases: manufacturing the meters, moving to field installation, and finally managing the smart systems and networks tied to the project.
The company will operate the full running systems, while Syrian personnel manage the local systems linked to the project.
Four-Year Rollout
Under the terms, the company will deliver 300,000 smart meters to Syria during 2026. Annual batches of between 1 million and 1.2 million meters are scheduled for the following years, completing the plan within four years.
Deliveries start in the current year and step up over the subsequent years until the full quantity is met.
Expansion Across the Provinces
Both sides underlined the need for continuous coordination between the utility and the company to ensure the trial phase succeeds, describing it as a precursor to expanding the project across Syria's provinces to sharpen measurement accuracy and improve service for subscribers.
The deputy director general of the Damascus water and sanitation utility attended the meeting, which was held at the institution's headquarters in the capital.