Itron, Inc. announced it will provide more than 400,000 gas smart payment meters to SOCAR 'Azeri Gas' Production Union. The new meter deployment follows a previous project that included installing 250,000 smart payment meters in the capital city of Baku. This marks the start of the second phase of the project, which will cover the remainder of the country. The roll-out plan gives Azerbaijan Republic the opportunity to capitalize on the benefits of smart payment technology throughout the entire country.