The integration of water-saving industry and intelligence has become the core direction to promote the development of the industry, which is mainly reflected in the following trends:
Policy drives intelligent upgrading
In June 2024, multiple Chinese government departments jointly issued the "Guidelines on Accelerating the Development of Water-Saving Industries", which explicitly requires advancing intelligent development in water conservation sectors. Key measures include implementing smart irrigation systems that dynamically adjust strategies through IoT and AI algorithms, while utilizing drones and robots to reduce labor costs.
Deep application of intelligent technology
The development of smart water infrastructure is accelerating, with enterprises enhancing efficiency through technologies like data collection and analysis. For instance, Bichuang Technology's sensors and Dayu Water Conservation's integrated service platform have both achieved intelligent monitoring and management decision-making in water usage.
Regional development coordination model
Forming a "Northwest Quality Improvement, South Efficiency Enhancement" pattern, such as Gansu Linze promoting shallow buried drip irrigation technology to achieve water conservation and efficiency improvement, Zhejiang reducing agricultural non-point source pollution through the "rice-fish symbiosis" model, while technology enterprises in the east collaborate with central and western regions to promote industrial upgrading.
The scale of the industry continues to expand
By 2023, there were 69,000 water-saving related enterprises in China, with an industrial scale of about 760 billion yuan and an estimated scale of more than one trillion yuan in 2027. The market size of agricultural water-saving irrigation and industrial wastewater treatment exceeded 100 billion yuan, showing strong development potential.
