says their technicians are installing prepaid meters in the area to deal with the huge R18 billion debt owed by Soweto residents.. The power utility is owed billions by various municipalities across the country and is looking at various repayment options.
“There are two issues in Soweto in particular. It’s illegal connections where we have installed prepaid meters, where customers would have bridged meters. Secondly, where customers are buying from illegal vendors and number two, it’s where we have credit meters if customers do not pay. Hence we have to disconnect. That is why we find ourselves sitting with a huge bill. We urge the community to allow us to install the split meters which is the prepaid meters,” says Mokwena.
Eskom has expressed concern over the safety of its technicians going in to Soweto to conduct audits. The power utility says before it can repair a power station or reconnects a community after a power trip, an audit must be conducted. Eskom says it is receiving backlash from communities fearing being cut off as they may have illegally connected their electricity.“It’s unfortunate that we cannot afford to allow our technical guys to be exposed to such unsafe risky areas. Illegal connections, it’s one of the issues that we faced with. One of our strategies to deal with the R18.
cci_network Why the power is free
In Cape town is more than 30yrs n not so much problem & is stress free..we only pay water n the collection of dus bins.
Or what? Sowetans will show you flames...
Do they get supplied/buy electricity directly from ESKOM or Municipality?
Yeah those ones that u ur ppl come back and bridge after installing🤔? Oh okay 🙄
That’s leadership.