Joburg City Power disconnects 120 homes for bypassing prepaid meters
The utility has also issued fines worth more than R14 000 to customers who have tampered with newly installed meters in Kliptown Square.
A City Power employee. Picture: Rejoice Ndlovu/Eyewitness News
JOHANNESBURG - Joburg City Power has disconnected electricity to more than 120 homes that have bypassed prepaid meters.
The utility has also issued fines worth more than R14,000 to customers who have tampered with newly installed meters in Kliptown Square.
The move comes after the utility received a tip-off on Wednesday from residents regarding meter tampering.
City Power said it removed the meters affected.
"We have decided as City Power to take a strong stance against those who have bypassed our meters, especially the meters that we have just installed as part of our normalisation programme around November, December that was ending around November where we were converting to the TID and we have warned, even in the past, that we are going to basically make sure that whoever bypasses these meters will have to pay," said City Power spokesperson, Isaac Mangena.