Energy Company Customer Rewards · South Africa · ZAR

Energy Company Customer Rewards in South Africa.

Eskom supplies bulk power while municipalities distribute to end consumers. Load shedding has made energy conservation a national priority. Reward programmes for off-peak usage and conservation have strong regulatory support.

60M+

Population

ZAR

Local currency

Level 1–8

Load shedding stages — conservation is urgent

Key South Africa players

01

Eskom

02

City of Cape Town Electricity

03

City Power Johannesburg

04

Tshwane Electricity

05

Sasol

Delivery channels in South Africa

SMSWhatsAppWebApp push

South Africa use cases

How customer retention rewards
work in South Africa.

Every reward is issued in ZAR (R) and redeemable at local South Africa brands. Delivered via SMS and WhatsApp — works on any phone.

Example 01

Eskom load-shift rewards

ZAR reward cards for households that shift high-consumption appliance usage to off-peak times — measured against smart meter data.

Example 02

City Power on-time payment

R reward cards for Johannesburg City Power customers who pay before the due date.

Example 03

Solar panel installation referral

Reward existing solar adopters who refer neighbours or businesses to solar installers — ZAR card on installation.

Example 04

Gas conversion incentives

Reward households that switch from electric to gas cooking — via Sasol or Afrox — reducing grid load.

Integration

Issuing customer retention rewards in South Africa.

01

Connect to your billing or prepaid system

QIFTS integrates via API or webhook with any energy billing platform, prepaid vending system, or smart meter data feed.

02

Define reward triggers

On-time payment, prepaid top-up, conservation milestone, new connection, referral — set any trigger in the QIFTS dashboard.

03

Rewards issue automatically

Every qualifying event triggers a reward card in local currency — delivered to the customer by SMS or USSD in seconds.

04

Track impact on payment behaviour

Full reporting on reward issuance, redemption, and the change in on-time payment rates and average top-up value by customer segment.

South Africa reward card details

Currency

ZAR (R)

Delivery

SMS

Issue time

< 2 seconds

Region

Southern Africa

Get started

Build your South Africa energy reward programme.

Tell us your trigger events and we will configure rewards in ZAR — delivered via SMS.