Itron이 요르단 Amman시의 뚜렷한 물 손실을 줄이고 수도계량기를 업그레이드하기 위한 프로젝트를 계획했다고 발표했다. 이번 계약은 지난 2014년 11월 체결된 ‘요르단의 물 지속가능성을 위한 파트너십 MOU’ 의 한 부분이다.

프랑스 재무부에서 요르단 물기업(Miyahuna)로 제공된 소프트론(soft loan)에 의해 기금 조성된 이번 프로젝트는 무수수량을 줄이기 위한 Itron의 스마트 물 솔루션과 최첨단 울트라소닉 수도계량기술의 활용을 포함한다.

 

 

 

Today, Itron, Inc., a technology and services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water, announced that it has initiated a project to upgrade water meters and reduce apparent water losses in the city of Amman, Jordan. This contract is part of the Memorandum of Understanding, "Partnership for Water Sustainability in Jordan," signed on Nov. 17, 2014, during King Abdullah II of Jordan's visit to France.

 

This project, financed by a soft loan granted by the French Treasury to Jordan Water Company (Miyahuna) as part of the Reserve Pays Emergents (RPE), involves the utilization of Itron's smart water solution and state-of-the-art ultrasonic water metering technology to reduce non-revenue water (NRW). Miyahuna provides water to approximately 760,000 customers in the capital and in the provinces of Zarqa and Madaba.

 

Itron's fully-compact static ultrasonic water meter is designed and tailored for Middle Eastern conditions. With no moving parts, it allows for protection against unplanned maintenance costs and provides highly accurate measurement over the entire product life. A total of 123,000 of these smart residential ultrasonic water meters will be produced by Itron France and will be installed by the end of July 2016.

 

With Itron's solution, the utility can reduce its NRW by using detailed meter data to analyze network conditions and detect unusual usage patterns. The implementation of the data management system will include three years of monitoring to ensure Miyahuna has fully mastered the Itron solution.

 

"Potable water supply for Amman city is a daily challenge, especially in the current regional crisis," said Munir Oweis, CEO of Miyahuna. "In these difficult conditions, the support provided by the highest authorities of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to Miyahuna has already enabled a significant increase in the level of water produced in Amman. The essential reinforcement of our loss reduction policy can be initiated in 2015 thanks to the contract signed with Itron."

 

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 5월 5일]