Ethiopian Electric Utility, the state agency engaged in distribution of electricity, says it is set to install 500,000 smart prepayment electricity meters for existing and new customers nationwide at a cost of $48.8 million. These meters, also known as prepaid meters, operate on a simple ‘pay-as-you-go” basis, where users only pay for the electricity, they are using. Ethiopian Electric Utility Communications Executive, Anwar Abrar, stated that the project is working to install 125,000 smart three-phase meters, 25,000 smart single-phase meters, and 350,000 offline single-phase modern prepayment meters. He mentioned that in the work performed so far, 60,457 single-phase meters have been installed for residential and commercial customers using up to 7.5 kilowatts of power. Additionally, 7,013 three-phase meters have been installed and are providing service to residential, commercial, and small industries using between 8 and 24 kilowatts of power.

Source: Ethiopian News March 26, 2026 13:16 UTC