Smart City & Utility Industry News

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EIB Lends €100 Million To PWN For North Holland Drinking Water Upgrade

Jul 14, 2026

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide €100 million to PWN, the publicly owned drinking water utility for the Dutch province of North Holland, under a loan announced on 10 July 2026. The financing, backed by the European...

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Ambition North Wales Opens £18.8m Advanced Wireless Grant Fund

Jul 8, 2026

Ambition North Wales has opened a £18.8 million grant fund to help businesses across the region upgrade to advanced wireless systems, including Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, Wi-Fi and satellite communications. The Advanced Wireless Technology Grant...

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State Budget Politics Add A New Risk Layer To Local Smart Water Meters Funding Plans

Jun 30, 2026

A $2 million veto in Florida’s latest state budget is a small line in a $117.6 billion document, but it illustrates a funding pattern playing out across the water and smart cities sector nationally. State and local matching dollars for...

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Andalusia Extends Smart-Village Tech To 311 Rural Towns Under €9.25M CITI Programme

Jun 22, 2026

The regional government of Andalusia is extending smart-city technology to its countryside, rolling out connected infrastructure across 311 rural municipalities of fewer than 20,000 inhabitants in the provinces of Granada, Jaén and Sevilla....

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T-Mobile Polska To Connect 24,000 NB-IoT Water Meters For Katowice Waterworks

Jun 22, 2026

T-Mobile Polska will deploy 24,000 NB-IoT radio overlays for remote water-meter reading in Katowice, in a smart-water project run with the city’s water utility, Katowickie Wodociągi. Announced in June 2026, the rollout carries a total value...

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Spanish City Of Onda Secures €50,000 EU Grant To Join National Smart City Data Space

Jun 19, 2026

The city of Onda, in Spain’s province of Castellón, has secured a €50,000 grant to join a national urban data space, giving the municipality a route to pool environmental, mobility and urban-planning data for public policy. The award,...

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New York Opens $425 Million Grant Round to Replace Lead Lines and Modernize Water Systems

Jun 18, 2026

On June 10, 2026, Governor Kathy Hochul launched New York State’s newest competitive grant round for municipal water and sewer infrastructure, making $425 million available through the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC)....

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Ofwat Awards £58 Million to 19 Water Innovation Projects

May 20, 2026

Ofwat, the economic regulator of water and wastewater services in England and Wales, has announced the 19 winners of the sixth Water Breakthrough Challenge, awarding a combined £58 million to projects that range from fungal water filtration and...

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Michigan Unlocks $51M in NEVI Funds to Broaden EV Charging Beyond Highway Corridors

Apr 9, 2026

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has received federal approval to deploy the remaining $51 million of its $106 million allocation under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, following certification that...

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U.S. Senators Propose $50M Annual Fund to Digitise Rural Water Systems

Mar 17, 2026

The bipartisan FLOWS Act of 2026 would create EPA-administered grants for small water utilities to deploy sensors, SCADA systems and AI tools while reinforcing cyber defences. A Federal Lifeline for Under-Resourced Water Providers U.S. Senators John...