Use our pull-down menus to find more stories
  


OR subscribers use AllAfrica's premium search engine


Click here to read or make comments on this topic »

Namibia: Nored Changes Vending Machines


The Namibian (Windhoek)
 

Email This Page

Print This Page

Comment on this article

The Namibian (Windhoek)

8 May 2008
Posted to the web 8 May 2008

Oswald Shivute
Ongwediva

THE Northern Electricity Distribution Company (Nored) will install 90 state-of-the-art online vending machines next month to provide a better service to its clients.

The terminals will cost the company N$3,5 million and will replace the current ageing machines that have been frustrating customers because of breakdowns and non-availability of parts.

Launching the project at Ongwediva on Monday, Nored Chief Executive Officer Gottlieb Amanyanga said vending machine technology for the purchase of electricity has seen "a tremendous growth in popularity over the past few years, becoming a standard procurement of electricity tokens method amongst consumers in today's busy environment".

Amanyanga said the new technology will also be accessible to those villages which have access to electricity and are linked to the telecommunications network.

The benefits of this new technology, Amanyanga said, are enormous for their customers in terms of convenience and for Nored in enhancing service delivery and the maintenance of the required quality of service standards.

Amanyanga assured the public that the new machines are user friendly, adding that customers would be able to buy power at any vending point within Nored's area of supply.

Relevant Links

With the new technology Nored would also be able to introduce the buying of electricity tokens via cellphone, ATM and Internet in future.



AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 125 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.

 
Share this on:
Facebook
Digg
Del.icio.us
StumbleUpon
Muti


Copyright © 2008 The Namibian. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections -- or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, click here.

Make allAfrica.com your home page | RSS Feed

Top | Site Guide | Who We Are | Advertising | Search | Subscribe

Questions or Comments? Contact us. Read our Privacy Statement.

HOME
allAfrica.com


Relevant Links




Stand Up for EAC Common Market
Oil, Gas Not Real Wealth - LNG Boss
First Alliance Applauds Pencom's Activities
NPA Irresponsible, MD Admits
New Power Plant for Kaduna, Kano And Katsina