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Category: Electricity Supply

Performance to
Category KPI Result SDG
Benchmark

Smart Electricity Meters 3.72 %

Electricity Supply ICT 100.00 %
Monitoring
Demand Response 3.02 %
Penetration
Electricity System 0.80
Outage Frequency

Electricity System 70.87 Minutes
Outage Time

Access to Electricity 100.00 %

The implementation of many smart city initiatives requires a stable electrical service to power the
data centres and sensors that form the infrastructure needed. The KPI data reported show that
Mashhad’s electrical service is universal and reliable.

The KPI data also show that the implementation of a smarter grid is possible. Smart meter installations
are currently in their infancy, and increasing the coverage will provide a greater understanding
of the electrical usage and demand patterns across the city, as well as better data pertaining to
it. Furthermore, the implementation of demand-response capabilities (either through time-of-day
pricing or demand shedding) can be the basis for an overall campaign to manage and reduce
electrical demand and mitigate the need for additional generation capacity.

Enhancing Performance Using ITU-T Recommendations:

Recommendation ITU-T Y.4000-Y.4999: ‘Internet of Things and Smart Cities and Communities’
contains guidance on IoT applications and ubiquitous sensor networking, including, for example,
Recommendation ITU-T Y.4409: ‘Requirements and architecture of the home energy management
system and home network services’.

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