Smart City & Utility Industry News

BT launches a pilot program to convert around 60,000 old street cabinets into EV chargers across the UK to address infrastructure scarcity.

The EBRD lends €80 million to Delgaz Grid to upgrade north-eastern Romania's power network, funding 272,000 smart meters and cutting CO2 emissions.

In Italy, Safety21 completely acquires urban security startup iMoi to expand its public administration tools and AI-based road safety services.

Kapsch TrafficCom installs 62 traffic light controllers in Madrid, cutting a key hospital bus route time from 50 minutes to under 30.

The UK government allocates £4.8M to four V2X bidirectional charging projects to enable EV energy return to the power grid at lower costs.

Pacific Equity Partners invests $250 million in EVSE for a majority stake to expand electric vehicle charging across Australia and New Zealand.

Northern Beaches Council and Ausgrid partner to install over 4,200 smart LED streetlights across New South Wales to cut energy use.

Puerto Rico utility Luma uses over $786 million in funding to replace nearly 1.5 million meters damaged by Hurricane Maria with smart meters.

Rome signs a 25-year contract with Boldyn Networks to deploy over 2,200 small cells, 2,000 5G cameras, and 85

EYDAP plans to invest 950 million euros in Athens to upgrade water networks, curb leaks, and pilot smart meters with HEDNO in two areas.