Meeting with SIMAS

Water Supply Infrastructure & Project Integration This meeting with SIMAS (Serviços Intermunicipalizados de Água e Saneamento de Oeiras e Sintra) focused on evaluating existing water supply contingency solutions and aligning the PIC project with current infrastructure, communication technologies, and potential collaboration opportunities.

Key points discussed included:

• overview of existing high-capacity water tanks in Amadora and Oeiras, which ensure temporary supply during EPAL distribution failures but do not cover failures within SIMAS pipelines

• recognition that the PIC project solution complements the current infrastructure, addressing scenarios not covered by existing emergency tanks

• discussion on communication technologies, comparing private 5G networks with LoRa — with LoRa identified as the most suitable solution for the project’s scale and requirements, also considering regulatory constraints from ANACOM

• evaluation of potential collaboration between SIMAS and the project team, including access to physical workspace, support from the SIMAS water laboratory for prototype testing, and a guided visit to SIMAS facilities

• confirmation of SIMAS’s openness to support the project and willingness to strengthen cooperation in future development phases

Meeting_Min_SIMAS.pdf