Smart City & Utility Industry News

New Project (Full-Scale)WaterVeoliaApa Nova BucharestRomania

Bucharest Commits Over 49 Million Euros to Water Network Overhaul and Energy Transition in 2026

Apr 27, 2026

Apa Nova Bucharest, the Veolia-backed concessionaire managing the Romanian capital’s water and sewer system, has unveiled an investment programme exceeding 49 million euros for 2026, spanning network modernisation, operational digitalisation,...

New Project (Full-Scale)EV Chargingan Diego County Air Pollution Control DistrictEVergedUSA

San Diego Unlocks $16.5M in County Grants to Expand Public EV Charging

Apr 22, 2026

The City of San Diego is moving forward with a new wave of electric vehicle charging infrastructure at nine public facilities, backed by more than $16.5 million in county air quality grants. The funding will support 67 new charging ports across a...

New Project (Full-Scale)WaterMP Irrigation SLSpain

Calp Deploys Sensor-Based Irrigation Network Under EU Next Generation Funding

Apr 21, 2026

The Calp Town Council has begun installing a smart irrigation system across two of its main public garden avenues, marking the first physical infrastructure deployment under the municipality’s broader programme to become a certified Smart...

New Project (Full-Scale)WasteAerbitsUSA

Oakland Moves to Deploy AI Drones Across 1,440 Miles of Streets to Map Illegal Dumping

Apr 20, 2026

Oakland’s city government has taken the first formal step toward contracting Aerbits, a San Francisco-based startup, to operate AI-equipped drones across the city’s most dump-prone corridors in a six-month, $150,000 pilot program. The...

New Project (Full-Scale)EV ChargingEngie VianeoBelgium

Wallonia Awards ENGIE Vianeo 10-Year Concession for 2,926 Public EV Charge Points

Apr 16, 2026

Wallonia has selected ENGIE Vianeo as the concessionaire for a region-wide public electric vehicle (EV) charging rollout covering 242 municipalities, with the energy group’s EV mobility brand set to install 1,625 charging stations delivering...

New Project (Full-Scale)V2XParsons CorporationUSA

Utah Awards Parsons 10-Year Contract to Run Statewide V2X Management System

Apr 15, 2026

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has selected Parsons Corporation to develop, implement and maintain a statewide vehicle-to-everything (V2X) Maintenance and Management System under a 10-year agreement, giving the agency a single...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingVeoliaSpain

Umbrete Extends Veolia Energy Services Contract to 2041 With LED Streetlight Overhaul

Apr 15, 2026

The municipality of Umbrete, a town of around 9,000 residents in the province of Seville, has launched a full renewal of its public lighting network under a 15-year energy services contract with Veolia that consolidates a public-private partnership...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingToronto HydroCanada

Toronto Commits CAD 577M (420M€) to Convert 173,000 Streetlights to LED & Smart by 2035

Apr 15, 2026

The City of Toronto and Toronto Hydro will spend CAD 577 million (420M€) over the next decade to convert every municipal streetlight to LED, renew critical underground infrastructure and deploy smart lighting controls across the city by the end of...

New Project (Full-Scale)Smart CityEV ChargingEnergy Systems Group (ESG)USA

Lemoore Launches $24M Smart City Overhaul Targeting $14.8M in Long-Term Savings

Apr 9, 2026

The City of Lemoore, a municipality of roughly 27,000 residents in California’s Central Valley, has launched a $24 million citywide infrastructure modernisation programme, partnering with Energy Systems Group (ESG) to overhaul its energy,...

New Project (Full-Scale)WasteASIA Napoli S.p.AItaly

Naples Backs AI-Powered Waste Digital Twin With €7.2M State-Approved Research Plan

Apr 9, 2026

ASIA Napoli S.p.A., the municipal waste management company serving the city of Naples, has received unanimous approval from Italy’s Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT) for a technological innovation plan centred on artificial...