Prepayment Metering Ed 2 2007

Publication Date	September 2007
Publisher	ABS Energy Research
Product Type	Report
Pages	62
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	ABS00084

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Summary

The report analyses the major prepayment metering markets; UK and South Africa, and in less detail, China and Turkey
Over 40 other markets with experience of prepayment metering are identified
Benefits and problems are outlined
Market drivers are identified
The report analyses the development and current status of the different prepayment technologies, together with commentary on future likely developments
Prepayment meter manufacturers are identified, with major products and technologies

Major Markets Analysed

The key markets of the UK and South Africa are analysed in depth
The largest market, China and fourth largest, Turkey, follow
The prepayment markets for the following 38 countries are summarised:

Content

1. Executive Summary
- Prepayment meter deployments
- Types, technology and operation
- Costs
- Companies
- Socio-political factors and consumer acceptance
- Disadvantages for the consumer
- Benefits for the supplier
- Disadvantages for the supplier
2. Prepayment meter sector
- Global deployment
- Market factors and drivers
- Benefits of Prepaid Meters
- Improved operational efficiencies
- Reduced financial risks
- Better customer service
- Customer control
- Market Drivers
- Power sector reforms
- Non-payment of bills
- Avoidance of disconnection
- Increasing non-technical losses
- Opportunities in the emerging electrifying markets
- Market Restraints
- Consumer behaviour
- Initial investment
- Rapid technology changes
- Uncertainty over success
- History of technology development
- 1st Generation - Magnetic card/token
- Smart key
- Smart card
- 2nd generation - Key pad
- 3rd generation split meters with remote two-way communication
3. United Kingdom
- Incidence of use of PPMs
- Electricity and gas PPMs
- PPM technologies in the UK
- Magnetic card/token
- Key
- Smart card
- Key pad
- Infrastructure and payment outlets
- UK market shares, prepayment meters
- Prepayment meter costs
- Cost of meters
- User costs
- Additional supplier costs
- Northern Ireland
- Republic of Ireland
4. South Africa
- Electricity prepayment metering
- Water prepayment metering
- Review of the development of the South African prepayment system
- New generation prepayment meters
- The prepayment technology, principles of operation
- Functioning of prepayment technology
- The development of CVS and STS
- CVS, Common Vending System
- STS, Standard Transfer Specification
- STS Association
- Costs of electricity
- Costs of prepaid electricity
- Tariff for low usage residential customers
- Tariff for medium to high-usage residential customers
- Tariff for small businesses in urban areas
- Tariff for farmers and rural businesses
- Advantages and disadvantages of prepaid electricity to different stakeholders
- Eskom
- Advantages to consumers
- Disadvantages to Eskom
- Disadvantages to consumers
- Factors affecting the success of prepaid electricity and impediments to expansion of the
- system in South Africa
- Better planning and management
- Impediments to the expansion of prepaid electricity
- Brief assessment of the expansion of prepaid electricity
- Lessons learned
- Lesson 1: Benefits to large masses of small and dispersed consumers
- Lesson 2: Benefits for consumers
- Lesson 3: Benefits for Eskom
- Lesson 4: Role of advertising and initial subsidy in popularising prepaid electricity
- Lesson 5: Prepayment is not necessarily a well-received innovation in all segments of society
- Lesson 6: Cost of prepaid electricity
5. China
- Turkey
6. Prepayment Metering in Selected Countries
- Americas
- USA
- Prepayment and US regulation
- Regulatory Changes
- Argentina
- Merlo
- Brazil
- Columbia
- Curacao
- Honduras
- Europe
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
- France
- Poland
- CIS
- Azerbaijan
- Middle East
- Abu Dhabi
- Iran
- Mahgreb
- Egypt
- Morocco
- Africa
- Botswana
- Cte d'Ivoire
- Gabon
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Swaziland
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Zambia
- Asia Pacific
- Bangladesh
- India
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Pohnpei
7. Prepayment meter manufacturers
- United Kingdom
- Bayard/Ampy/Landis & Gyr
- Landis & Gyr
- Cashpower system
- Quantum system
- Libra system
- Libra - PayPoint System
- Ampy
- Actaris
- PRI Liberty meter
- South Africa
- Conlog
- Powerhouse solar prepayment meter
- Ultima system
- Bambamanzi Water Meters
- Actaris
- Atlantic Meters (Pty) Ltd
- Syntell
- Bateman
- China
- India
- Malaysia
- Malaysian Intelligence Meters
- Metronix
- Turkey
- Elektromed Ltd
- EAS Elektronik San Tic
- Development of the technology of prepayment meters
- Coin meters
- Early card or ticket meters
- Later magnetic card meters
- Smart token meters
- Keypad meters
- Split meters and two-way communication
- Consumer requirements
- The Internet
- Complex tariffs
- Consumer loyalty
- Utility requirements
- Super monitoring
- Multi-utility prepayment
- Multifunctional systems
Glossary of Prepayment Metering Terms
Acknowledgements
Tables
- Table 2.1: Global installed base of prepayment meters, 2007
- Table 3.1: Market shares of meter suppliers in the UK
- Table 3.2: UK shares of supply for prepayment meters by technology
- Table 3.3: PPM costs by technology
Figures
- Figure 2.1: Mechanical prepayment meter, 1920
- Figure 2.2: Landis & Gyr Taurus split prepayment meter
- Figure 2.3: Meter keypad and remote control unit
- Figure 4.1: Cumulative connections since 1994
- Figure 4.2: Eskom mainframe information system