‘Rich’ South Africans busted for stealing electricity

The City of Joburg’s power utility, City Power, says it has converted over 10,000 ‘non-vending’ smart prepaid meters back to post-paid meters, mainly in affluent areas and properties belonging to businesses.

“City Power has spent millions of rands in installing smart meters across Johannesburg and deplores this behaviour from customers who are sitting with non-vending meters only so that they can enjoy free electricity. “Thereafter, the newly installed meters will ensure accurate billing, and assist us in maintaining reliable electricity in all areas of supply as well as with monitoring and controlling the load during the implementation of higher stages of load-shedding.”

“The single visit task to residents’ premises requires that our authorised technicians access customers’ properties to replace the meters. City Power appeals to customers to allow our authorised meter technicians access to their properties to undertake this important task.

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