Adopting electricity prepayment billing system to reduce non-technical energy losses in Uganda: Lesson from Rwanda

作者：Mwaura Francis M^*

来源：Utilities Policy, 2012, 23: 72-79.

DOI：10.1016/j.jup.2012.05.004

• Electricity
• Energy losses
• Prepayment billing
• Uganda
• Africa

Uganda is contemplating adopting an electricity prepayment billing system (EPBS) as an intervention to reduce non-technical energy losses. To provide more insight on EPBS a study was formulated to assess potential benefits of the EPBS in reducing power theft; understanding how EPBS operates and evaluating the possibility of EPBS adoption in Uganda. Rwanda provided a good case study considering its successful implementation of EPBS. Successful adoption of EPBS in Uganda will depend on capital availability, proportion of EPBS targetable customers, energy use and revenue for those being targeted; and enforcement of a deterrent penalty for those apprehended stealing power.

• 出版日期2012-12