ABB limits fresh water leakage in Ho Chi Minh City

June 29, 2017 | 10:46

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ABB, a pioneering technology leader in industrial digitalisation, has helped Ho Chi Minh City to save 500,000 cubic metres of non-revenue water—water that has been produced but has been “lost” before reaching customers—per day, roughly the daily capacity of a medium-sized water plant in the city.

ABB limits fresh water leakage in Ho Chi Minh City

ABB saves roughly a medium-sized water plant's worth of water for Ho Chi Minh City on a daily basis

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A strategic ABB Ability^TM Symphony^® Plus SCADA system has been designed to help Ho Chi Minh City’s fresh water system to limit leakages.

The ABB system integrates a sophisticated leakage detection and management system from water network management company TaKaDu.

The project will deploy several data collection points, such as sensors and meters for flow and pressure monitoring, to the water network and allow water corporation SAWACO to digitally monitor the network conditions “nearly in real time.”

“Projects like the Ho Chi Minh City water network show the full potential of advanced automation for all municipalities dealing with rapid expansions or aging infrastructure,” said Kevin Kosisko, managing director of ABB’s Power Generation and Water business.

“Furthermore, the smart collection of digital data from the field will offer real-time insights on the network status, allowing for increased revenues,” said Kosisko.

The utility will be able to continually detect, analyse, and manage network events, transforming the information into immediate action to reduce water losses.

Ho Chi Minh City aims to reduce water leakage to 10 per cent only by 2020 from the 30 per cent in 2016.

By By Bich Ngoc

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