⚡ Energy

MEW Smart Meter Rollout

Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy (formerly MEW) is replacing about 800,000 electricity meters and 300,000 water meters nationwide with digital units that transmit readings automatically, letting residents track usage and pay bills through the ministry's MEW-PAY app. The rollout began under a 2017 contract with telecom operator Zain.

Live 📅 since 2017

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📊 Impact

Installation was about 45% complete as of early 2026; officials expect to pass 90% coverage by the end of 2026 (Zawya).

Evidence📰 Media

Scale🌍 National

📖 Terms in this entry: Non-revenue water (NRW) · Smart grid · Adaptive traffic signals

Sources

⏳ Ministry of Electricity and Water (authority) — link coming soonOfficial utility database tracking energy transition metrics.

↗ Zawya (press)News coverage of the project.

↗ Arab Times (press)News coverage of the project.

This overview was generated with AI from the public sources listed above and checked against them before publication. It has not had a complete human fact-check — treat it as a starting point and follow the sources.

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🇦🇹 Wiener Netze Smart Meter Rollout · Vienna Two national meter mandates: Vienna hit Austria's 95% target in 2024; Kuwait's dual power/water rollout was ~45% done by early 2026. 🇯🇴 Amman Smart Water Metering (Miyahuna/Itron NRW Reduction) · Amman Different scope: Kuwait swaps meters for power and water nationwide; Amman's Itron rollout covers water only, chasing leak losses. 🇸🇹 EMAE National Dispatch Centre Upgrade · São Tomé Same metering push, different budgets: Kuwait targets 1.1M meters nationwide; Sao Tome's ETREEP grant funds 40,000 prepaid units.

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📎 Cite this project

1001 Smart Cities (2026). “MEW Smart Meter Rollout” — Kuwait City, Kuwait. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/kuwait-smart-meters/ (last verified 2026-08-02). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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