{"id":258895,"date":"2025-11-21T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=258895"},"modified":"2025-11-21T14:20:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:20:37","slug":"apua-to-roll-out-1000-smart-meters-as-part-of-water-system-upgrade-cabinet-spokesman-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/apua-to-roll-out-1000-smart-meters-as-part-of-water-system-upgrade-cabinet-spokesman-says\/","title":{"rendered":"APUA to Roll Out 1,000 Smart Meters as Part of Water System Upgrade, Cabinet Spokesman Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-723224200\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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id=\"h-apua-to-roll-out-1-000-smart-meters-as-part-of-water-system-upgrade-cabinet-spokesman-says\"><strong>APUA to Roll Out 1,000 Smart Meters as Part of Water System Upgrade, Cabinet Spokesman Says<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) will begin installing 1,000 smart meters across the country as part of a major modernization effort to improve accuracy, reduce losses and strengthen water management, Cabinet spokesman Maurice Merchant said during Friday\u2019s post-Cabinet briefing.<\/p><div id=\"antig-953095311\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png\" alt=\"\"  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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Merchant said the devices will help curb meter tampering, provide precise consumption readings and support APUA\u2019s wider shift toward digital monitoring of the water network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese advanced devices will help curtail meter tampering, ensure accurate consumption readings, and support the authority\u2019s broader modernization and digitization initiatives,\u201d he said .<\/p><div id=\"antig-4166407326\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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Merchant said APUA reached 9.2 million gallons per day this week and expects to hit 10.6 million gallons per day next week, the highest output ever recorded in Antigua and Barbuda. <\/p><div id=\"antig-3938107553\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>He said consumers should begin to see longer supply windows, though aging pipes and underground leaks mean the system will still require upgrades .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To reduce water loss, Merchant said APUA will also introduce a new fault-management system capable of detecting leaks across the distribution network in real time. <\/p><div id=\"antig-657436245\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The technology, he said, will allow crews to respond more quickly to disruptions and \u201cminimize water loss while enhancing service delivery to households and businesses\u201d .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>APUA also updated the Cabinet on dredging work at Crabbs to support the transition to a new LNG power system. 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