- Power utility Eskom has extended a lifeline to those who have not yet recoded their prepaid electricity meters
- It revealed that over 1 million prepaid customers have not yet upgraded their meters, and all of them are zero buyers
- South Africans noted that the extension could leave the door open for illegal connections to continue
With nine years of experience, Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist, provided insights into infrastructure challenges in South Africa at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News.
JOHANNESBURG — Eskom has extended the deadline for its customers to recode their prepaid electricity meters. The deadline to buy electricity from legal vendors remained unchanged.
Eskom extends deadline
According to eNCA, Eskom’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokoena, said that customers must still purchase electricity from legal vendors by the end of 24 November 2024. She …