Municipalities are in a race against time to ensure that all its 4.5 million standard transfer specification meters are upgraded by the 24th of November.
JOHANNESBURG - The SA Local Government Association said that municipalities have not upgraded over a million prepaid electricity meters that are due to stop working in three months.
Standard transfer specification meters, also known as prepaid electricity meters – were installed in South Africa about 31 years ago. Due to a timer-linked security system, their token identifiers are due to expire this year in November unless they are upgraded.
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