Egypt moves to expand digital twin canal monitoring under smart water system push

Water Minister Hani Sweilem chaired a meeting evaluating the Ismailia Canal's digital twin and ordered its expansion to further canals across Egypt.

• Sweilem chaired a meeting to assess the digital twin application for the Ismailia Canal and proposals to extend it to other canals nationwide.
• The meeting reviewed trial-period results, water flow audits, and measurements compared using current meters and ADCP devices.
• Sweilem said the expansion supports the ministry's shift toward the second-generation Water 2.0 smart management system.
• Sweilem directed immediate data and measurement updates, training the application on past seasons, and migrating all applications to the ministry's secure servers.