By Akani Nkuna
Millions of people face being shut off from Eskom’s power supply if they do not recode their prepaid meters by Sunday, according to Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.
Briefing the media on Wednesday, the minister called on Eskom prepaid customers to urgently recode their meters to maintain uninterrupted services.
After Sunday, meters will no longer accept electricity tokens. The utility’s 6.9 million prepaid meters are currently using the outdated KRN1 (Key Revision Number 1).
This means that once the existing credits run out, the meters will be inoperable unless updated to KRN2.
“Eskom reminds all prepaid customers that by 24 November 2024, all prepayment meters must be recoded… to ensure continued functionality,” Ramokgopa said while updating reporters on the Integrated Resource Plan, which provides a roadmap for meeting the country’s electricity demands.
He confirmed that Eskom had completed the pre-coding for 6.9 million meters.
“There are
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