Prepayment Metering Ed 1 2005

Prepayment Metering Ed 1 2005

The Prepayment Metering Report Ed 1 2005 provides a comprehensive study of the prepayment metering market. Prepayment metering is a small segment of the electricity, gas and water meter market but it is a growing technology which offers considerable benefits to both utilities and consumers. Prepayment meters are most frequently used for electricity supply, followed by gas and water. Despite opposition to the concept in some quarters, whenever prepayment metering has been introduced it has been widely well accepted by consumers who react positively to their benefits. The exception has been in highly politicised areas in some developing countries, where prepayment meters have met with resistance. Prepayment metering has considerable operational and financial advantages for utilities.
Within the prepayment metering report we note that prepayment metering has been established in the UK for 70 years and that it was launched in the early 1990s in South Africa when the decision was taken to expand the level of electrification, and how it has been an outstanding success.
The Prepayment Metering Report analyses the development and current status of the different prepayment technologies, together with commentary on future likely developments.The key markets of the UK and South Africa are analysed in depth and prepayment meter market overviews are provided for USA, Argentina, Brazil, Curacao, Honduras, France, Abu Dhabi, Iran, Turkey, Côte d'Ivoire, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Swaziland, Sudan, Tanzania, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand and Pohnpei.

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