Water billed the moment it's used — not the moment someone gets around to reading the meter.
Beam builds prepaid smart water metering infrastructure for Uganda's utilities, landlords and institutions. We supply the hardware, network and software — the people who own the connection keep control of billing and their customer relationships.
Estimated billing was never going to be affordable for everyone.
Manual readings mean disputed bills, arrears that build for months, and non-revenue water no one can see. Beam removes the guesswork by metering, billing and settling in real time — three years running, across a growing base of cities.
Infrastructure, not a utility
Beam doesn't buy or resell water. We build and operate the metering, network and software layer that sits between the connection and the customer.
Prepaid by default
Every Beam meter bills what's actually used, disconnects gracefully at zero balance, and reconnects the moment a customer tops up.
Whoever owns the connection
Landlords sub-metering a building, institutions managing several sites, and utilities that want prepaid revenue without replacing their billing systems.
Three years, and still infrastructure first.
Beam is designed to slot into an existing building or utility connection without asking anyone to change how they operate. The meter does the work; the dashboard does the reporting; the customer recharges from the channel they already use.
We stay in our lane deliberately: Beam is the infrastructure and technology layer, not a reseller or a negotiator between customers and their water source.
Four things we don't compromise on.
Real metering
Every litre billed is a litre measured — never estimated.
No visits required
Reading, billing and recharge all happen without a technician at the door.
Customer stays in control
Utilities and landlords keep the billing relationship — we're the layer underneath it.
Built for Uganda first
Recharge by USSD, WhatsApp, app or web, local support, and infrastructure that assumes real-world conditions.
Want to see it running on your site?
Talk to us about metering a building, an estate, or a utility service area.