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Electricity Supply

Category KPI Result Performance to Benchmark SDG

Smart Electricity 5.52 %
Meters

Electricity Supply ICT 100.00 %
Monitoring

Demand Response 0.00 %
Penetration

Electricity System 1.70
Outage Frequency

Electricity System
Outage Time 2.35 Minutes

Access to Electricity 100.00 %

Riyadh's electrical service is effective, with few interruptions, and ongoing monitoring of electricity
supply via ICTs.

Optimizing Electrical Supply: Installation of more household smart electricity meters is recommended
for Riyadh via a phased roll-out, with communication regarding each phase, installation time and testing
disseminated to residents in advance. A website should be set up by the utility or city to keep residents
up to date on the progress of the meter installations. After installation, a web-based reporting system
should be implemented to help residents track their daily electricity usage and learn about strategies
for saving electricity and reducing their bill.

Demand response capability through local distributed networks has already been planned for the future
to reduce periods of extreme load, curtail any overstretched demand on power generation capacity,
and avoid unnecessary investments in new grid capacity if the city grows further.

Several ITU-T Recommendations from Y.4000 to Y.4999: ‘Internet of things and smart cities and
communities’ contain guidance on IoT applications and ubiquitous sensor networking, including, for
example, standards such as ITU-T Y.4409/Y.2070: ‘Requirements and architecture of the home energy
management system and home network services’.

For specific projects already planned and underway, please see the section on ‘Goals and Projects for
a Smart Sustainable Future’.

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