Al Ain Municipality, part of the Department of Municipalities and Transport, has implemented a Public Lighting Management System to monitor and manage road lighting networks. This initiative is part of the municipality’s plan to promote sustainability, reduce energy consumption, and enhance its capacity to prevent outages.
The first phase of the project covers 40% of the streetlights in Al Ain, amounting to 65,000 streetlights. The installation of public lighting management systems in all areas will be completed in the next phase, in line with Al Ain Municipality’s comprehensive urban development plan.
During the first phase, monitoring and control systems were installed in the Ghanima (East) and Sweihan areas, and work is ongoing to complete installations in the remaining areas. The system is expected to reduce energy consumption by 30% in these areas by adjusting lighting intensity according to road usage.
This system is part of the municipality’s strategy to transition to smart cities through the development of digital infrastructure for managing and monitoring networks. This includes smart systems for irrigation, stormwater drainage, and more.
Engineer Nahyan Al Jaberi, Head of the Infrastructure Networks Control Department, emphasized the municipality's commitment to using the latest technology in managing the road lighting network. The system improves the efficiency of the city’s lighting network by enabling real-time monitoring of streetlight outages and reducing response times, thus enhancing the municipality's ability to deliver fast and accurate services. It also supports asset preservation and reduces energy consumption, aligning with government sustainability goals.
Al Jaberi explained that the system offers efficient monitoring and control of each lighting unit, including adjusting lighting intensity during operational hours. This adheres to the Abu Dhabi Lighting Guide standards, which recommend reducing lighting intensity when road usage decreases. The system supports sustainability initiatives and contributes to the Dark Sky Policy of Abu Dhabi by cutting consumption costs and reducing light pollution.
The first phase of the project covers 40% of the streetlights in Al Ain, amounting to 65,000 streetlights. The installation of public lighting management systems in all areas will be completed in the next phase, in line with Al Ain Municipality’s comprehensive urban development plan.
During the first phase, monitoring and control systems were installed in the Ghanima (East) and Sweihan areas, and work is ongoing to complete installations in the remaining areas. The system is expected to reduce energy consumption by 30% in these areas by adjusting lighting intensity according to road usage.
This system is part of the municipality’s strategy to transition to smart cities through the development of digital infrastructure for managing and monitoring networks. This includes smart systems for irrigation, stormwater drainage, and more.
Engineer Nahyan Al Jaberi, Head of the Infrastructure Networks Control Department, emphasized the municipality's commitment to using the latest technology in managing the road lighting network. The system improves the efficiency of the city’s lighting network by enabling real-time monitoring of streetlight outages and reducing response times, thus enhancing the municipality's ability to deliver fast and accurate services. It also supports asset preservation and reduces energy consumption, aligning with government sustainability goals.
Al Jaberi explained that the system offers efficient monitoring and control of each lighting unit, including adjusting lighting intensity during operational hours. This adheres to the Abu Dhabi Lighting Guide standards, which recommend reducing lighting intensity when road usage decreases. The system supports sustainability initiatives and contributes to the Dark Sky Policy of Abu Dhabi by cutting consumption costs and reducing light pollution.