{"id":148253,"date":"2025-06-25T08:31:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T08:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/?p=148253"},"modified":"2025-06-25T08:31:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T08:31:52","slug":"namwater-benchmarks-smart-metering-in-botswana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/2025\/06\/namwater-benchmarks-smart-metering-in-botswana\/","title":{"rendered":"NamWater Benchmarks Smart Metering in Botswana"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.namwater.com.na\/\">Namibia Water Corporation<\/a> (NamWater) commenced a benchmarking mission to Botswana, hosted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuc.bw\/\">Water Utilities Corporation<\/a> (WUC).<\/h1>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">The five day programme, running from 16\u201320 June 2025, Focused on sharing technical knowledge, operational models, and customer engagement strategies around the implementation of smart prepaid metering solutions.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">NamWater\u2019s delegation, led by its CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.namwater.com.na\/index.php\/about-us\/executive-management\">Abraham Nehemia<\/a>, is accompanied by executive committee members and technical experts.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Key activities undertaken during the benchmarking exercise included an overview of WUC\u2019s Smart Prepaid Solution Project and its implementation journey, presentations on systems, applications and products (SAP) integration, covering industry-specific utilities (ISU) among others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-read-break\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">The exercise also included a visit to WUC\u2019s Smart Prepaid Water Meter Operations Centre, where real-time meter data, billing, and customer operations are centrally managed, and field visit to active installation sites, offering hands-on insight into the technology and processes at ground level.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">The benchmarking mission underscores NamWater\u2019s commitment to modernising water supply and revenue systems. 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