To achieve the goals of the 2018-2022 National Development Strategy on the development of a sustainable infrastructure for the national economy, high quality and ability to keep up with the latest smart technology systems, high quality communications infrastructure and information technology and safe from risks; "KAHRAMAA" is implementing the Advanced Metering Infrastructure project for deploying the smart meter system in Qatar. Under the project, a smart platform, supported by communication network along with the infrastructure of smart electricity and water meters, will be deployed enabling electricity and water meters installation and its integration with the remote monitoring and reading platform. With this advanced system, KAHRAMAA will be benefiting from the huge data received through the main system, analyzing programs that enhance operational efficiency, raising operational flexibility and reducing the number of manual operations. The system will contribute to reducing the cost of field services, enhancing the power outage management mechanism. Moreover, the system will improve the capital investments’ efficiency as a result of improved planning for the network which will support the financial sustainability of the Corporation. This system supports KAHRAMAA's efforts to reduce waste, and monitor consumption details accurately, enabling customers to monitor their consumption which supports the objectives of the National Program for Conservation and Energy Efficiency "Tarsheed". At the same time, the system will assist in identifying violations and publishing data analysis to fix the sources of violations. The customers will also receive a regular bill with the highest accuracy rates, as it depends entirely on a digital system where those readings are automatically transferred to the system for issuing invoices. The system also allows prepayment through smart meters where customers can plan their consumption according to their budget.

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• Qatar

• Youth
• Older persons
• Women
• Indigenous and nomadic peoples
• People with disabilities
• The unemployed
• The poor
• Migrants
• Refugees and internally displaced people
• Remote and rural communities

the idea of this initiative is replicable in any where in the world with contribution with vendors and providing the suitable infrastructure.

the system will improve the capital investments’ efficiency as a result of improved planning for the network which will support the financial sustainability of the Corporation

The smart metering infrastructure is integrated with tthe Customers and Invoice Management System that has been implemented in cooperation with Oracle. The system with the smart meters supports receiving data process as it can merge more than one system and application in an advanced flexible system supported with all customers' information. It contributes to facilitate the workflow, raising productivity, operational effeciency and upgrading the services' level.