Amazon And Sabesp Partner With Aganova To Tackle Water Losses Across São Paulo

• 210 million litres of annual water savings (84 Olympic pools)
• 64 kilometres of pipelines inspected using Aganova's Nautilus AI technology
• 10-year collaboration: AWS (sponsor), SABESP (utility), Aganova (tech provider), Effico (local partner)

Multinational Amazon, Spanish technology provider Aganova, and Latin America's largest water company Sabesp have launched a long-term pioneering partnership to recover millions of litres of water annually in São Paulo through advanced leak detection.

The 10-year program, running from 2025 to 2035, will inspect approximately 64 kilometres of large-diameter pipelines, generating an estimated 210 million litres of water savings each year. This amount is equivalent to more than 84 Olympic-sized swimming pools, benefiting millions of residents in Brazil's largest metropolitan area.

São Paulo has faced severe water crises in recent years, with climate change and urbanisation creating significant water security challenges. Serving over 28 million customers, Sabesp is addressing water losses through advanced technology deployment. Aganova's Nautilus system – a wireless, neutrally buoyant acoustic technology – operates inside large-diameter pressurised pipelines under live conditions, detecting hidden leaks invisible to conventional methods.

"Nearly a third of São Paulo's water is lost to leaks before it reaches homes and businesses," said Marcos Barrera, CEO of Aganova. "Our Nautilus technology, powered by AWS cloud computing, helps Sabesp detect these hidden leaks in real-time that traditional methods simply can't reach."

The technology is powered by artificial intelligence and runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure, with EFFICO, Aganova's local partner in Brazil, providing on-the-ground expertise and engineering support.

The project is part of Amazon's broader water replenishment efforts in São Paulo, which include a separate forest restoration initiative. Together, the two projects are expected to replenish 354 million litres of water annually to communities in the region.

Aganova collaborates with utilities globally including Irish Water, SEDIF (France), utilities in Italy, Poland, Portugal, Morocco, and the Middle East.