www.edmi-meters.com EDMI LIMITED 47 Yishun Industrial Park A, Singapore 768724 Prepayment Metering Solution in Tanzania Project Background Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO), the major utility company in Tanzania faces the constant challenge of unpaid bills, electricity theft and accuracy in meter readings. In 2009, they started an AMR project to reduce non-technical losses targeted for residential sector. Solution and Beneﬁt At the start of the project, TANESCO adapted over 100,000 units of EDMI’s three phase meters that are catered for the commercial and industrial sector. These three phase smart electricity meters are connected to EDMI’s head end system, MultiDrive for automatic generation of bills, power quality studies and meter management. For the next project, over 240,000 units of EDMI’s single phase prepayment meters were installed for residential sector. This is a breakthrough for this product which featues a capacitive touch keypad and internal disconnect relay, allowing prepayment on electrical services. This trial has been very positive, with the company seeing continous reduction in losses. With its successful deployment, TANESCO ordered over 200,000 units of split-type keypad operated prepayment meters also for the residential customers. To prevent further meter tampering, the meters are installed on electrical posts unlike the previous set up in which the meters were inside the houses. Country: Tanzania Industry: Commercial and Industrial, Residential Year Started: 2009

Prepayment Metering Solution in Tanzania · 2020. 3. 2. · Prepayment Metering Solution in Tanzania Products and Services Provided Head End System Smart Meter Split-Type Prepayment

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www.edmi-meters.comEDMI LIMITED47 Yishun Industrial Park A, Singapore 768724

Prepayment Metering Solution in Tanzania

Project BackgroundTanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO), the major utility company in Tanzania faces the constant challenge of unpaid bills, electricity theft and accuracy in meter readings. In 2009, they started an AMR project to reduce non-technical losses targeted for residential sector.

Solution and BenefitAt the start of the project, TANESCO adapted over 100,000 units of EDMI’s three phase meters that are catered for the commercial and industrial sector. These three phase smart electricity meters are connected to EDMI’s head end system, MultiDrive for automatic generation of bills, power quality studies and meter management.

For the next project, over 240,000 units of EDMI’s single phase prepayment meters were installed for residential sector. This is a breakthrough for this product which featues a capacitive touch keypad and internal disconnect relay, allowing prepayment on electrical services. This trial has been very positive, with the company seeing continous reduction in losses.

With its successful deployment, TANESCO ordered over 200,000 units of split-type keypad operated prepayment meters also for the residential customers. To prevent further meter tampering, the meters are installed on electrical posts unlike the previous set up in which the meters were inside the houses.

Country: Tanzania

Industry: Commercial and Industrial, Residential

Year Started: 2009