In newly erected apartment buildings in Chisinau, installing smart water meters is mandatory. This is provided in a draft decision that was approved by the Chisinau Municipal Council, IPN reports.
The head of the group of the Party of Socialists in the Council Alexandr Odintsov said that together with such a decision, the technical requirements will contain the obligation to set up smart water meters that enable remote reading in new blocks. This will allow optimizing the work of the water supplier “Apă-Canal Chișinău”.
Under the decision, the supplier will include a clause about the installation by the applicant/developer of smart meters in the notice of connection to the public water supplier and sewerage networks. The type of water meter will also be specified, in accordance with the models stipulated in the State Register of Metering Devices, by indicating the parameters and technical characteristics of these.
“Apă-Canal Chișinău” will connect the applicant/developer to the water supplier and sewerage network after the conditions stipulated in the notice of connection are met, including the setting up of smart meters.