Macao Water Supply Company Places New Water Metering Order With Elster

LUTON, England, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster (NYSE: ELT) announced today that the Macao Water Supply Company has selected Elster to supply up to an additional 14,500 V100 volumetric water meters and 51 commercial single-jet meters over the next 12 months.

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This follows Macao Water's selection of Elster in May 2011 to supply up to 26,000 V100 volumetric water meters and 600 meters out of Elster's bulk water meter portfolio, including the innovative Q4000, as part of their extended metering programs in 2011.

Macao Water Supply Company supplies more than 500,000 people in Macau with water services. Elster already has 100,000 water meters installed in Macau.

Available in sizes from 15mm to 40mm, V100 volumetric meters perform in accordance with international ISO 4064 standards. The product offers high accuracy, long-life, low maintenance and tamper-proof operation.

The S2000 bulk meter, available in sizes 40mm to 100mm, offers reliable and economical performance to international ISO 4064 standards in a variety of applications. These include the measurement of water flow in commercial buildings, such as office blocks, hospitals, schools and factories where there are large flow variations. The product is suitable for improved low flow detection, thus enhancing leakage identification and distribution management.

"We are impressed with the performance of the V100 volumetric meter. Elster's water meters have supported us with our water management programs for over 60 years," said Oscar Chu, deputy general manager for Macao Water.

"Elster's highly accurate water metering technology has helped Macao Water to address the challenges of a highly populated territory and increasing water demand by allowing them to closely monitor and manage its water resource," commented Gary Vincent, regional general manager for Elster's water metering business.

About Elster

Elster (NYSE: ELT) is one of the world's largest electricity, gas and water measurement and control providers. Its offerings include distribution monitoring and control, advanced smart metering, demand response, networking and software solutions, and numerous related communications and services – key components for enabling consumer choice, operational efficiency and conservation. Its products and solutions are widely used by utilities in the traditional and emerging Smart Grid markets.

Elster has one of the most extensive installed revenue measurement bases in the world, with more than 200 million metering devices deployed over the course of the last 10 years. It sells its products and services in more than 130 countries across electricity, gas, water and multi-utility applications for residential, commercial and industrial, and transmission and distribution applications.

For more information about Elster, please visit www.elster.com.

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