Amman, Aug. 9 (Petra) – Water and Irrigation Minister Raed Abu Saud
and Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Sami Smirat were
briefed Sunday at the Dabouq Operations Center on the progress of a
project, which uses artificial intelligence to monitor water
networks, detect leaks and reduce water losses.

Funded by the U.S. government, the Smart Transformation Project for
Water and Wastewater Services Management aims to improve the
management of water facilities, enhance operational efficiency and
transparency, and identify additional water quantities by reducing
losses, Abu Saud noted.

According to a Ministry of Water and Irrigation statement, Abu Saud
underlined the ministry’s commitment to integrating artificial
intelligence into its development plans to improve water services,
enhance resource management and reduce losses.

He highlighted that the project is the first of its kind in the
Kingdom to use artificial intelligence to monitor water networks and
enable the early detection of faults and leaks. In pilot areas where
the system has been implemented, the technology has helped reduce
network pressure and water losses while improving the efficiency of
water distribution.

Abu Saud explained that AI-powered analysis of big data on water
consumption and demand is supporting planning and decision-making by
enabling authorities to identify supply imbalances more quickly and
develop immediate alternatives for supplying affected areas from
other available sources.

He also pointed to progress by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation,
the Water Authority of Jordan and water companies in developing smart
systems capable of forecasting water demand, prioritizing maintenance
and responding more rapidly to complaints, particularly in Amman,
which accounts for more than 50% of the Kingdom’s subscribers. The
systems are expected to improve service quality and support the
sustainable management of water resources.

Abu Saud stressed that smart technologies are an important tool in
addressing Jordan’s water challenges by improving the management and
use of available resources and supporting efforts to meet
international standards for reducing water losses. He added that the
ministry has a long-term plan to expand investment in innovative
digital solutions and build the technical capabilities needed to
maximize their benefits.

For his part, Smirat outlined the next phase of the project, which
will focus on linking systems, integrating data, developing digital
infrastructure and strengthening national capabilities in artificial
intelligence, data analysis and the Internet of Things. These efforts
will support more proactive and efficient government services and
Jordan’s transition toward a digital economy driven by innovation and
technology.

Jordan Water Company (Miyahuna) CEO Mohammad Kharabsheh explained
that the project is built around a unified smart platform connecting
key operational systems across the water sector, including
supervisory control and data acquisition systems, smart meter
infrastructure, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and
geographic information systems (GIS), through a centralized database.

The platform provides real-time data analysis and supports
operational decision-making by integrating information from multiple
systems to create a comprehensive view of water networks, facilities
and resources.

Kharabsheh added that the integrated approach will reduce reliance on
fragmented reports and manual data analysis, improving the speed and
accuracy of operational responses, planning and decision-making.

//Petra// NQ