EGEA -Fixed Network 

Supporting the rapid expansion of Brazil‘s health network

Serving more than 15 million people in 100 cities, AEGEA is the largest private health company in Brazil.As the com

pany set out to expand its provision of quality water and wastewater services, it faced numerous obstacles-including a lack of reliable water meters in Brazil.Following a successful tender, Tengyue Metering now supplies AEGEA with a range of ultrasonic and smart water meters.As a result of the shorter delivery times, the company can continue to grow rapidly while reducing non-revenue water.In this way, it is helping to bring real change to Brazil‘s health network.
l100 million Brazilians have no sewage collection

One of the challenges AEGEA faces is that half of Brazilians do not have access to sewage systems.

l370 K Smart Water Meter

Smart Water Meter DN15/20 meters adapt to constrained environments and have built-in scalability for AMl solutions.

lServing 15 million people in 12 states.

The Challenge:

Rethinking metering to develop water services in Brazil

Since changing ownership in 2017, AEGEA has been working to improve water services in Brazil where about 50% of residents lack access to sewage collection.The company‘s ambitious growth strategy includes improving water services, wastewater services and industrial water access across the country.To achieve this, it faces two key challenges.First, it needed to replace its velocimetric meters with smart meters.This will ensure more accurate readings, allowing it to address significant issues with non-revenue water.

THE Solution:

SMART AND ULTRASONIC METERS TO TACKLE WATER LOSS

AEGEA launched a strategic sourcing project to map the water meter market in Brazil and abroad to select suppliers with the capabilities to meet its needs.Tengyue Metering‘s first contact with the company was in Sao Paulo in September 2017, when the two parties signed an agreement to install some pilot solutions.Over a two-vear period, we tested a range of different water meters and our vehicle-mounted and fixed network systems at various locations in Brazil.The testing period produced convincing results.Thanks to its large measurement dynamic range, Tengyue Metering‘s smart water meter has proven to be very efficient.The initial phase of the contract includes the supply of 370,000 DN15/20 composite smart water meters, as well as a large number of ultrasonic water meters.

In the near future, Tengyue Metering will also provide advanced metering infrastructure that leverages wireless technology to remotely and reliably collect data from the network for powerful data analytics.The goal is to implement telemetry solutions for strategic customers to reduce apparent water losses due to inaccurate readings, tampering and collection anomalies.We will also help AEGEA limit physical water losses.

The benefit:

DRIVING EXPANSION THROUGH WATER AND COST SAVINGS

Tengyue Metering will help AEGEA expand its sanitation network in Brazil by ensuring a fast and

continuous supply of water meters in the coming years.

Non-revenue water reduced by 50%

In addition, new volumetric water meters ensure that the company can measure leaks more accurately-even at very low flows.This enabled it to significantly reduce non-revenue water and correct bills accordingly.The end result is a significant increase in revenue.