Camwater Awards Contract for Smart Water Meter Deployment

Cameroon’s state-owned water utility Camwater has awarded Chinese company Hangzhou Laison Technology Company Limited a CFA721.76 million contract to deploy 3,000 smart water meters, the first batch of a much larger program designed to improve billing and recover more revenue. The decision was signed on August 17, 2026, by Camwater Managing Director Blaise Moussa and published on August 26 by the Public Procurement Regulatory Agency (ARMP). The contract covers the supply, installation and commissioning of the 3,000 meters, along with communication equipment, an IT platform with servers and software, 10 handheld terminals and an interface with payment systems. It also includes system testing and training for Camwater employees. Tender documents identify Bonabéri in Douala and Odza in Yaoundé as pilot areas but do not specify how the meters will be divided between them. Laison’s CFA721.76 million offer is CFA278.24 million, or 27.8%, below Camwater’s estimated cost of CFA1 billion. Dividing the contract value by the 3,000 meters ...