WhatsApp-based platform for electricity purchases launches

WhatsApp-based platform for electricity purchases launches

Ben Lindeque, co-founder and business architect of Prepaid24. Prepaid24, in collaboration with Chat Inc and Ozow, has launched a WhatsApp-based platform for prepaid electricity purchases, municipal account payments and buying online vouchers. The platform, accessible via WhatsApp number 060 012 2010, allows users to initiate transactions with a “Hi” message. According to Prepaid24, the service…

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Cut electricity prices for data centres: Andile Ngcaba

Cut electricity prices for data centres: Andile Ngcaba

Andile Ngcaba Convergence Partners chairman Andile Ngcaba said on Friday that government should consider granting a special electricity tariff for data centres to support the ICT sector’s growth. This would be similar to the dispensation offered to the mining industry, which enjoyed special rates that in the past that helped the sector become a cornerstone…

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Africa: Liberia Among Top Performers in AfDB’s 2024 Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa

Africa: Liberia Among Top Performers in AfDB’s 2024 Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa

Monrovia — Liberia has been ranked among the top performers in the African Development Bank’s 2024 Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI), highlighting the country’s growing impact, sustained reforms, and strong political commitment to advancing the power sector. In the newly released Index, unveiled during the 2025 Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town, South Africa, Liberia achieved…

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