Smart Cities - Cities of the future

Today technology spurs us on to reinvent ourselves, and the use of new devices and tools have changed our daily lives: the ways we relate, communicate, and work pushing us to develop new habits. As the clock ticks and technology advances, this revolution brings with it a real need for the transformation of our cities. It is a shift to integrating technology to improve processes, to make them better, to make them more efficient. All this makes life more economically, socially and environmentally sustainable for the planet’s inhabitants.

According to the IESE Index 'Cities in Motion' (ICIM), which was prepared by the Center for Globalization and IESE Strategy from their assessment of 10 different areas and included factors such as the economy, technology, environment and mobility, in 2016 New York was ranked as the smartest city in the world Indeed, New York has one of the most efficient transportation systems in the world, fast and comfortable for its more than 4 million users a week.

In Latin America, several cities have been advancing and implementing more efficient and sustainable actions. Such is the case with Rio de Janeiro, a city that has a control center in which it is monitored minute by minute. In Santiago de Chile, electric transport systems now have charging points spread throughout the city.

Let's innovate so Bogotá can be a smart city, too!

One facet of smart cities is the incorporation of efficient public services. Enel Group companies in Colombia are committed to making Colombia’s public services as smart as possible by playing a key role in opening the world of energy up to new technologies and innovation.

Energy efficiency, reducing one’s carbon footprint and the use of renewable energy are happening right now in Bogota as it begins its transformation into a smart city. Enel Distribución is well aware of the trend, and kicked off the country's largest energy digitization project this year by installing 40,000 smart meters around the suburbs of Bogota in Puente Aranda, Suba, Fontibón and Engativá, and in the municipalities of Zipaquirá and Cogua in the Department of Cundinamarca, and did so at no cost to the consumer.

Smart Metering has given Enel Distribución the opportunity to analyze, diagnose, gauge and distribute energy to homes in a much more effective and easier manner. In addition, our customers can know how much energy they are using in their home, so they can take control and optimize their household consumption.