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3 to 5 Nov 2026Smart City & Utility Industry News
Projects, tenders, funding and deals in smart water, mobility, lighting, energy and IoT, reported every day by the Kurrant news desk.
GEWISS acquires a 75% stake in TVILIGHT to integrate the smart city lighting specialist's control solutions and expand reach in Italy and abroad.
Street LightingOver €150 Million Allocated for Sustainable Municipal Lighting Projects in SpainSpain approves €155 million in interest-free loans for municipal LED street lighting to cut energy use and lower carbon emissions nationwide.
EV ChargingEVgo Secures $1.25 Billion DOE Loan to Expand Fast-Charging NetworkEVgo closes a $1.25 billion U.S. DOE loan to build 7,500 new fast-charging stalls, tripling its network to 10,000 stalls by 2029.
EV ChargingCalifornia Approves $1.4 Billion for EV Charging and Hydrogen InfrastructureThe California Energy Commission approves a $1.4 billion plan to fund nearly 17,000 light-duty chargers and zero-emission vehicle infrastructure.
EnergySpotmyEnergy Raises €10.5M to Boost Smart Meter Adoption in GermanyCologne startup SpotmyEnergy secures €10.5 million to expand smart meter deployment in Germany, where under 2% of power consumers own one.
EnergyIberdrola Plans UK Smart Metering SaleIberdrola explores the sale of its UK smart metering business to raise around £1 billion. Subsidiary ScottishPower manages over 2.5 million meters.
Mobility and TrafficLACROIX Enters Exclusive Negotiations with SWARCO for City-Mobility SaleLACROIX negotiates the sale of its Traffic and V2X units in France and Spain, which generated €27.3 million, to Austria-based SWARCO.
Street LightingEIB Grants €50M Loan to Zumtobel Group for Smart Lighting R&DThe European Investment Bank lends €50 million to Austria's Zumtobel Group to develop energy-efficient smart lighting for smart cities.
Building EfficiencyNext Sense Raises €11.5M to Decarbonise Real EstateAmsterdam-based Next Sense secures €11.5M in Series A funding to scale its smart building platform and cut real estate energy use by 20-3
WaterXylem Acquires Majority Stake in Idrica to Advance Digital Water ManagementXylem buys a majority stake in Spain-based Idrica to integrate its GoAigua technology and expand digital water data management for utilities.
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