IRAN’s Smart Metering Project( FAHAM)
Details of the organization
Name *
Monenco Iran Consulting Engineers
Country *
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Website (URL)
http://monenco.com
Type *
Business sector entities
Information about the project
Project title *
IRAN’s Smart Metering Project( FAHAM)
Title acronym
FAHAM
Description *
The plan (FAHAM project) was initiated nine years earlier, by placing the implementation of the Iranian national advanced metering infrastructure plan on the agenda of the country’s government and Ministry of Power. The specific project goal was to transform the meters from a simple measuring and counting device to one element of an integrated system of hardware, software and people that can be used to better manage the electric services that customers find essential to their lives. Economic benefits • Reducing non-technical losses • Demand management (tariff management) • Improving consumption patterns through the information shared with the customer • Improving the payment system • Preparation for electricity retail markets Social benefits • No need for periodic trips to each physical location to read the meters • Establishment of appropriate services for developing the electronic government • Increasing electricity sale options with different prices • Power delivery with higher quality and reliability • Reducing cost of electricity due to reduced operating costs • Increasing billing accuracy and speed by eliminating the human error factor • Providing better customer service • Creating customer’s participation in consumption management and costs reduction Environmental benefits • Reducing polluted gas and CO2 emissions |(Awarded Energy Globe Award 2015-2016) • Reducing consumption through energy management and reducing network losses • Demand management through sharing the information with customers
Project website
http://www.monenco.com
Geographical coverage *
National implementation:
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Status *
Ongoing
from 01/01/2011
to
01/01/2018
Partners
CESSI COMPANY FROM ITALY
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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E-environment
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
Project type *
Project