Smart Water Grid Market Report 2026

The smart water grid market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $21.95 billion in 2025 to $24.77 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.8%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to aging water distribution infrastructure, rising urban population growth, increasing water scarcity concerns, government investments in utility modernization, growing demand for efficient resource management.

The smart water grid market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $40.46 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.1%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to accelerating smart city infrastructure projects, rising adoption of ai based utility analytics, increasing regulatory focus on water conservation, expansion of digital utility management platforms, growth in industrial water monitoring needs. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing deployment of smart water metering infrastructure, rising adoption of real time leak detection and pressure monitoring systems, growing integration of ai driven water demand forecasting platforms, expansion of cloud based water data management solutions, development of advanced sensor based water quality monitoring networks.

The increasing urban water scarcity is anticipated to support the expansion of the smart water grid market going forward. Urban water scarcity refers to situations where cities lack sufficient freshwater supply to meet the needs of populations, industries, and services, either in quantity or quality. Urban water scarcity is intensifying due to rapid urban population growth that raises water consumption while placing pressure on existing supply systems. Smart water grids help manage urban water scarcity by enabling real-time monitoring, reducing leakage, optimizing demand, and ensuring efficient distribution of limited water resources across urban networks. For example, in November 2024, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), a UAE-based government organization, reported that total desalinated water production increased by 4.64% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2024, reaching a record 40.5 billion imperial gallons. During the same period, peak desalinated water demand reached 455 million imperial gallons per day, reflecting a 4.92% rise compared to the third quarter of 2023. Therefore, the increasing urban water scarcity is contributing to the growth of the smart water grid market.

Leading companies in the smart water grid market are enhancing sensor network technologies to improve real-time water monitoring performance, including advanced smart metering infrastructure (AMI 2.0), to achieve greater data precision, network stability, and actionable operational insights across distribution systems. Advanced smart metering infrastructure (AMI 2.0) represents the next generation of smart metering systems that integrate intelligent sensing, high-frequency data collection, and two-way digital communication. For example, in September 2024, Metron, a France-based cleantech company, launched the Ultrasonic Smart Water Meter. This advanced meter delivers highly accurate and non-intrusive water flow measurement using sound wave technology, removing mechanical components and reducing wear and maintenance requirements. Its solid-state design ensures dependable performance in challenging conditions, including low-flow situations and sediment-containing water. Additionally, the meter enables high-frequency real-time data logging, supporting early leak detection and consumption analysis.

In December 2025, ACEA SpA, an Italy-based integrated provider of water, energy, and environmental services, acquired Aquanexa for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, ACEA strengthened its smart water management capabilities by integrating Aquanexa’s digital platforms, advanced sensing technologies, and operational services into its water infrastructure solutions. Aquanexa is an Italy-based company specializing in digitally enabled water cycle management solutions.

Major companies operating in the smart water grid market are Siemens AG, IBM Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Schneider Electric SE, Honeywell International Inc., Trimble Inc., Itron Inc., Mueller Water Products Inc., Badger Meter Inc., Arqiva Group Limited, Kamstrup A/S, Arad Group, Fluentgrid Limited, CIMCON Software India Pvt Ltd, Diehl Stiftung & Co. KG, Aquarius Spectrum Ltd., Omnitell Tech, Micronova Impex Pvt. Ltd., Ketos Water Solutions, BridgeThings IoT Pvt. Ltd., Ayyeka Technologies Ltd., Valarm LLC, ICT Co. Ltd., Xinapse Systems Ltd, and Kariot Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Tariffs have created both cost challenges and localized growth opportunities in the smart water grid market by increasing the price of imported sensors, smart meters, and communication hardware, which raises deployment and upgrade expenses for utilities and municipalities. Hardware and IoT device segments are most affected, particularly in regions dependent on cross-border electronics imports such as Asia Pacific and parts of Europe. However, tariffs are also encouraging domestic manufacturing of smart water equipment and stimulating regional innovation in analytics and software platforms, creating positive opportunities for local technology vendors and integration service providers.

A smart water grid is a digitally enabled water management system that uses sensors, communication networks, and analytics to monitor and control water distribution in real time. It helps to improve water efficiency, reduce losses, and ensure a reliable supply through early detection of leaks, pressure issues, and quality problems. It enables optimized operations, better resource conservation, and data-driven decision-making for utilities and municipalities.

The primary components of smart water grids include hardware, software, and services. Hardware refers to physical devices and equipment that support monitoring, control, and automation of water distribution and management systems. These grids can be deployed through utility-operated smart water grids, private or commercial smart water grids, public-private partnership smart water grids, or community-operated smart water grids and incorporate technologies such as advanced metering infrastructure, supervisory control and data acquisition, geographic information systems, internet of things-enabled sensors and devices, and data analytics and artificial intelligence platforms. Applications include water distribution, leak detection, water quality monitoring, and energy management. End users include municipalities or government bodies, agriculture, commercial enterprises, residential users, public or private utilities, and industrial users.

The smart water grid market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as water network monitoring, demand forecasting and analytics, remote meter reading services, asset management services, pressure management services, predictive maintenance services, data integration and management services, and system integration services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The smart water grid market includes sales of smart water meters, pressure sensors, flow meters, water quality sensors, remote terminal units, communication gateways, control valves, data loggers, supervisory control and data acquisition hardware, and edge computing devices. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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