Introduction
At Waltero, we believe there’s never been a better time to rethink how gas and energy utilities in Turkey manage their assets. From Istanbul to Izmir, cities are expanding, demand is climbing, and the systems that keep everything running are showing their age. This makes utility asset management in Turkey not just a topic of interest but a strategic imperative.
Let’s explore what’s driving this transformation, what challenges are in the way, and how forward-thinking utilities are already reaping the benefits.
The Importance of Effective Management in Utility Asset Management
The year 2025 represents a turning point. Traditional infrastructure is under strain, emergency incidents are frequent, and manual processes are no longer sustainable. But the tools to fix these challenges are finally here. Digitization, IoT, and near real-time analytics are reshaping how utilities operate—from maintenance to customer service to regulatory compliance.
Effective management of assets is crucial for organizations to achieve their goals and objectives. Asset management refers to the systematic and coordinated activities used to manage and maintain assets throughout their lifecycle. This includes planning, acquisition, operation, maintenance, and disposal of assets.
Effective management of assets enables organizations to optimize their asset utilization, reduce costs, and improve overall performance.
In Türkiye, where asset management is becoming increasingly important, organizations are adopting best practices and standards such as ISO 55000 to ensure effective management of their assets. With the help of enterprise asset management (EAM) solutions, organizations can streamline their asset management processes, improve maintenance, and reduce downtime.
Moreover, the use of IoT (Internet of Things) and other digital technologies can provide real-time data and analytics to support informed decision-making and predictive maintenance.
The Market is Moving: Why Digitization is Gaining Momentum
Turkey’s energy landscape is evolving fast. With over 6.5 million natural gas subscribers in Istanbul alone, the scale is staggering. As more cities shift away from coal and adopt cleaner fuels like natural gas, the demands on our gas infrastructure are intensifying.
And that infrastructure isn’t just growing—it’s getting smarter. With over 90% of Turkey’s energy imported, improving efficiency has become a matter of national importance. New domestic gas sources, like the Black Sea reserves, require digitally coordinated networks to integrate safely and efficiently.
Globally, investment in energy digitization is surging, reaching $47 billion in recent years, and Turkish utilities are very much part of that wave. Smart meters, predictive analytics, and integrated IoT systems are becoming key pillars in utility strategy. These technologies are crucial for asset management and enhancing efficiency, ensuring a more reliable and user-friendly energy infrastructure. In other words, proactive rather than reactive measures through AI-powered asset management.
Pressure Points: What’s Holding Gas Utilities Back?
Aging infrastructure remains one of the biggest threats to safe, efficient energy delivery. Much of Turkey’s gas pipeline network was built decades ago, and those systems face risks of corrosion, leaks, and inefficiency.
Organizations face significant issues in understanding and realizing value from their assets, particularly in relation to the ISO 5500x standards. The complexities and biases in decision-making processes make it challenging to navigate these issues without a clear conceptual framework.
Then there’s the issue of emergency response. Utilities like IGDAS handle over 200,000 gas-related emergency calls annually, with a legal requirement to respond within 15 minutes—no small feat in a city like Istanbul, where traffic alone can add unpredictable delays.
Manual processes add yet another layer of complexity. Many gas meters still require on-site reading, which means consumption data is delayed, billing accuracy suffers, and any usage anomalies go undetected for weeks or months.
While the technology is available, adoption isn’t just about hardware, it’s also about people. Staff need training. Systems need integration. Cybersecurity concerns must be addressed. All of this needs to be balanced against regulatory frameworks that don’t always move at the speed of innovation.
How Waltero Empowers Industrial Utility Asset Management in Turkey Through Smart Solutions
Waltero stands at the forefront of Turkey’s industrial transformation, offering innovative technologies that bridge traditional utility infrastructures with modern digital capabilities. As Turkish industries expand and modernize, efficient energy and utility management becomes a critical enabler of productivity, safety, and sustainability. Waltero’s suite of solutions—rooted in IoT, Edge AI, and asset management—supports this evolution by driving smarter operations across sectors like manufacturing, logistics, and energy.
Industries in Turkey face mounting pressures to improve efficiency, reduce operational costs, and meet strict environmental standards. Waltero’s MÍMIR cloud platform enables legacy systems to be retrofitted with smart capabilities, allowing businesses to gain real-time data visibility into their utility usage without expensive overhauls. Digitizing utilities by integrating gas, electricity, and water metering into a unified cloud platform, Waltero helps industries make data-driven decisions that optimize resource consumption and reduce waste.
Furthermore, predictive maintenance powered by Edge AI minimizes equipment downtime, while scalable EAM tools ensure assets are maintained at peak performance throughout their lifecycle. These innovations align with international standards like ISO 55000, helping Turkish companies meet global compliance benchmarks and boost competitiveness.
As Turkey’s economy gears up for a smarter, greener future, Waltero is not just a tech provider—it is a strategic partner helping industries build resilience, increase agility, and pave the way for a digitally empowered industrial landscape.
What’s Working: The Technologies Making an Impact
Here’s where things get exciting. The rise of IoT, smart meters, and predictive analytics is not just theoretical, it’s already delivering measurable results in utility asset management in Turkey. Information technology, such as bilgi, plays a crucial role in optimizing these asset management processes, aligning with ISO 55000 standards for sustainable business practices.
Smart Meters are eliminating the need for manual reads, offering real-time consumption insights that empower both utility providers and end users. International studies show these meters can reduce usage by up to 3%, simply by giving consumers better visibility and control.
SCADA systems, long used in large-scale transmission, are being supercharged with IoT sensors that monitor pressure, flow, and leaks across distribution networks. This adds a real-time feedback loop that makes operations more responsive and less reactive.
AI and Predictive Maintenance are perhaps the biggest game-changers. Machine learning models can identify early indicators of leaks or equipment failure, often before a human notices a problem. With edge AI capabilities, these decisions can now be made directly in the field, enabling localized real-time responses. These technologies enhance asset management efficiency by addressing relevant processes and demonstrating the relevance of technology.
And then there’s our contribution. At Waltero, we’ve developed the MÍMIR cloud platform, which retrofits analog meters with a camera reader, IoT, and self-learning AI technologies, to digitize their readings, predict, and offer data-driven insights. It’s a scalable, plug-and-play solution that brings legacy infrastructure into the digital age without ripping and replacing costly equipment. Our platform supports multi-utility monitoring for gas, water, and electricity, all through a single interface.
Best Practices: Learning from Industry Leaders
Industry leaders in asset management have adopted best practices that enable them to optimize their asset utilization, reduce costs, and improve overall performance. One of the key best practices is the use of enterprise asset management (EAM) solutions to streamline asset management processes.
Another best practice is the adoption of predictive maintenance strategies to reduce downtime and improve asset reliability. Additionally, industry leaders are using Edge AI, IoT, and rising digital technologies like Waltero to provide real-time data and analytics to support informed decision-making.
In Türkiye, where asset management is a growing field, organizations can learn from these best practices and adopt them to improve their asset management practices. Moreover, organizations can also learn from the experiences of other companies in the industry, such as those in the utilities sector, to improve their asset management practices.
The Road Ahead: What We Expect by 2025 and Beyond
We see a future where digitization isn’t an add-on, it’s the backbone. Beyond 2025, we anticipate a broader rollout of smart meters, integrated sensor networks, and AI-enabled platforms across Turkish gas utilities. Additionally, various options for utility asset management technologies will become more accessible, providing consumers with greater choice.
The policy environment is shifting to support this transformation. EPDK, Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority, is increasingly open to smart utility investments, and the National Energy Plan 2030 outlines clear goals for infrastructure modernization. Understanding the various purchase options and add-ons related to smart grid monitoring technologies will be crucial for stakeholders navigating this evolving landscape.
Consumers, too, are raising their expectations. They want accurate billing, real-time alerts, and the ability to track their usage from a smartphone. Meeting these demands isn’t optional anymore, it’s what defines a forward-thinking asset management. Automated services can assist users to a significant extent, ensuring that their needs are met efficiently.
And looking further ahead, gas utilities will become key players in smart city ecosystems, where data from gas, electricity, heating, and even transportation systems are unified for efficiency and resilience. With innovations like smart grids, smart cities, 5G-enabled controls, and digital twin on the horizon, the groundwork we lay today will elevate the level of asset management processes, defining how agile and adaptive energy systems can be tomorrow.
Where to Begin? Right Where You Are
You don’t have to start from scratch to build the future. Digitizing your utility can begin with one retrofit, one pilot project, one smart meter. Users have shared feedback regarding before and after implementing our asset management solutions, highlighting the positive impact over time.
At Waltero, we’re making it easy to take that first step. Our W-Solution is designed for seamless integration, allowing you to test, scale, and succeed at your own pace. Enhancing accessibility and usability for diverse purposes.
Curious about what that could look like? Explore our Exploratory Kit—it’s a great place to start imagining your next move.
Conclusion
The transformation of Turkey’s energy landscape underscores the growing necessity for modernized utility asset management. As digital technologies continue to evolve, utilities that embrace innovation will be better equipped to handle rising demands, aging infrastructure, and regulatory expectations. With the right strategies and tools in place, a more resilient, efficient, and intelligent utility network is well within reach.
Mattias Nahlin – Chief Strategy Officer, Waltero
Mattias shapes Waltero’s strategy, leveraging deep expertise in business development and product management. Having led multiple growth journeys at tech innovators, he is now focused on identifying market opportunities for AI and computer vision solutions that propel digital transformation, operational visibility and intelligent use of resources.
