It’s been a busy week for Ethiopia’s second-biggest operator, which has introduced more new services via its M-Pesa mobile money service. M-Pesa Ethiopia, the mobile money service of operator Safaricom Ethiopia, has introduced a new prepaid electricity payment service that enables customers with Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) smart meter devices to purchase electricity directly through the M-Pesa Super App. The new feature allows users to top up their prepaid electricity accounts without visiting physical service centres, though customers must first update their M-Pesa Super App to the latest version. According to M-Pesa Ethiopia, the launch marks the first in a series of planned integrations with regional revenue authorities, as the mobile financial services provider expands access to digital government payment services across the country. In the same period Ethio reported that total revenue rose 33% to ETB215.8 billion (US$1.33 billion).