Before using MPManager

The key component(s) of the system is a mixture of meter/customer. That means both melts into each other a bit. The only way to register a customer or a meter is to register them both at the same time. For that reason from now on, every registered person will be mentioned as a customer.

Register a customer & meter

There is an additional Android Application that should be used to register a customer with a meter together. The application allows you to select the village where the customer lives, the meter manufacturer, and the energy tariff that should be assigned to the meter.

Tariffs

Its basically the energy price per kWh with an optional access rate/subscription fee. The operator is free to define the period of that fee. Ex: Every 7 days.

Payment Channels

or now, the system supports only incoming payments from Airtel Tanzania and Vodacom Tanzania. Both providers are accepting Mobile Money and notify the MPManager over a secure tunnel.

Payments

Each incoming payment has to contain the meter number. That is the unique number that is used to identify the other channels where the money could spend. After payment is been received the system automatically checks these further points; 1. Missing Asset Type Rates 2. Not paid Access Rates 3. Convert the money to energy and generate an STS-Token for the calculated energy amount. At the end of the payment process, the customer will be notified about each step.

At the end of the payment process the customer will be notified about each step.

If the entered meter number is not valid the system refuses the payment automatically.

Selling an Asset

The system supports to sell assets to customers on a rate basis plan. A water pump or a milling machine will be a good example of that.