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Ekbatan Gas Control signs contract to produce 150,000 smart gas meters
Ekbatan Gas Control has signed a contract worth approximately 4 trillion tomans with Iran Gas Engineering and Development Company to launch industrial production of 150,000 residential smart gas meters under Iran’s first-time production mechanism.
Industrial production contract signed
On 21 October 2026 (29 Mehr 1405), Ekbatan Gas Control (EGC) and Iran Gas Engineering and Development Company signed a contract for the industrial production of 150,000 residential smart gas meters. The agreement is valued at approximately 4 trillion tomans and falls within Iran’s “first-time production” mechanism.
The contract marks a new stage in EGC’s smart meter development, industrial production and cooperation with Iran’s gas network.
Cooperation within the Oil Industry Investment group
The project has been realised within the Oil Industry Investment group’s development programme, under the strategic management of holding company CEO Dr Kamal Alipour and the leadership and execution of EGC CEO Dr Saeed Joudaki.
Domestically developed technology and completed technical assessments have provided the foundation for taking this product into industrial production.
Smart metering capabilities
The project’s smart meters provide remote reading, online transmission of consumption data, consumption-pattern monitoring, detection of abnormal conditions and alerts to customers.
Our aim in developing this solution is to provide the infrastructure for measurement and data-driven gas consumption management. These capabilities can support more precise network monitoring, reduced losses and more efficient gas use.
Building industrial and specialist capacity
Delivery of this contract creates scope for cooperation among specialists in measurement, electronics, telecommunications, software and artificial intelligence across smart meter production and operation. At EGC, we are pursuing this work through domestic technical expertise and the development of industrial production capacity.
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News photographs: Oil Industry Investment Company, reframed. Production still: EGC company film. Related announcement on the Oil Industry Investment Company website