Now you can buy electricity via sms

The Tshwane Metro in South Africa has launched a new system for the buying of pre-paid electricity units. The system called cellpower is the first of its kind in the country and uses cellphone technology to allow people to buy electricity, according to SABCNews.

"The system will see vendors buying electricity and selling it to consumers using cellular and SMS technology. The system means that consumers will have easier access to prepaid tokens as the vendors will be closer to where they live and will be open after hours".

emily | 7:31 AM | SMS and Micro Payments |
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