Water Utility Customer Rewards · Tanzania · TZS

Water Utility Customer Rewards in Tanzania.

DAWASCO serves Dar es Salaam. Regional urban water utilities serve other cities. M-Pesa is the dominant payment channel, enabling seamless reward delivery on payment events.

65M+

Population

TZS

Local currency

80%+

Urban water access (Dar es Salaam)

Key Tanzania players

01

DAWASCO (Dar es Salaam)

02

DUWS

03

Regional Urban Water Authorities

04

EWURA (regulator)

Delivery channels in Tanzania

SMS (M-Pesa)USSDWhatsAppWeb

Tanzania use cases

How customer payment behaviour rewards
work in Tanzania.

Every reward is issued in TZS (TSh) and redeemable at local Tanzania brands. Delivered via SMS (M-Pesa) and USSD — works on any phone.

Example 01

DAWASCO M-Pesa payment rewards

TSh reward cards for Dar es Salaam water customers who pay via M-Pesa before the due date.

Example 02

Water conservation Dar es Salaam

Reward households in Dar es Salaam that reduce monthly consumption during dry season.

Example 03

Digital payment adoption Tanzania

Reward DAWASCO customers who switch from in-person to M-Pesa payment — reduces cash handling.

Example 04

Meter reading submission reward

Monthly TSh card for customers who self-submit meter readings via M-Pesa USSD.

Integration

Issuing customer payment behaviour rewards in Tanzania.

01

Connect to your billing system

QIFTS integrates with any water utility billing or customer management system via API or file upload.

02

Configure payment and conservation triggers

Set which payment events, conservation thresholds, and customer actions trigger which rewards.

03

Rewards issue automatically

Qualifying events trigger local-currency reward cards delivered by SMS or USSD — no manual processing.

04

Measure impact on collection rates

Dashboard showing reward issuance, redemption, and month-on-month change in on-time payment and average consumption.

Tanzania reward card details

Currency

TZS (TSh)

Delivery

SMS (M-Pesa)

Issue time

< 2 seconds

Region

East Africa

Get started

Build your Tanzania water reward programme.

Tell us your trigger events and we will configure rewards in TZS — delivered via SMS (M-Pesa).