I want to start my own Prepaid company.

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sdg.matiaan
2024-07-25 10:23

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I want to start my own Prepaid company.
What will I need for this and what meter do you recommend?

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sdg.matiaan
2024-07-25 10:26
Last Edited 2026-06-19 16:57

Firstly, which prepaid method do you intend to use: Conventional STS or Smart?

Conventional STS:
  • No need for PNPSCADA: You don't need PNPSCADA unless you want to offer an additional service for monitoring electricity theft.
  • Meter-based Wallet: The wallet is on the meter itself.
  • Token Purchase and Entry: You buy STS tokens and enter them directly on the meter.
  • Supply Group Code (SGC):
    • Your own SGC:
      You can get and load your own SGC on the meter, meaning only you can vend tokens for that meter. But you'll need to set up your own kiosk for tenants to buy electricity and you control the markup.
    • EasyPay SGC:
      This is still your own SGC, but you give your certificates to EasyPay to load on their vending platform. Clients can then buy tokens from EasyPay vendors (e.g., Shoprite/Checkers), and they'll be subject to EasyPay's markup.
  • No Maintenance Contract Required: No need for a maintenance contract with the landlord. EasyPay can pay directly into the landlord's bank account.

Smart Prepaid:
  • PNPSCADA Integration: The wallet exists on the PNPSCADA server.
  • Requirements:
    • Smart Meters that can switch on and off remotely
  • Setup:
    • PNPSCADA reads the meter daily, deducts consumption from the wallet, and switch off the meter when the wallet goes negative.
    • Use an online payment system (or your own kiosk for cash) such as PayFAST for tenants to buy electricity. PayFAST notifies PNPSCADA of payments, which are credited to the tenant's wallet.
    • If the wallet goes positive, PNPSCADA switch on the meter.
  • Maintenance Contract Required: You need a maintenance contract with the landlord for managing the meters, communication to the meter, and handling payment queries.

We primarily handle smart prepaid setups.
You may need an STS Vending entity on PNPSCADA that interfaces with a e.g. a PRISM STS server if your meter needs an STS token to switch on and off. In that case you would need your own SGC to load on your own PRISM STS server to generate the STS tokens.

STS Smart Prepaid:
  • PNPSCADA Integration: The wallet exists on both the PNPSCADA server and in the meter.
  • Requirements:
    • Your own SGC (Supply Group Code)
    • An STS Vending Server (e.g., PRISM).
    • Smart Meters to which you can send an STS token remotely
  • Setup:
    • Use an online payment system (or your own kiosk for cash) such as PayFAST for tenants to buy electricity. PayFAST notifies PNPSCADA of payments, which is then deducted to generate a token from the PRISM server for an equivalent amount of power, and it is sent remotely to the STS meter to load credit.
  • Maintenance Contract Required: You need a maintenance contract with the landlord for managing the meters, communication to the meter, and handling payment queries.

Once you know which prepaid method you want to go for you can choose a meter.
If you want to go for smart prepaid, you don't technically need n STS meter.
You just need a meter that can be switched remotely.

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sdg.matiaan
2024-07-26 15:21







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