{"id":811517,"date":"2024-12-10T21:22:29","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T03:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/10\/snl24-eskom-trips-switch-on-illegal-users\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T21:22:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T03:22:29","slug":"snl24-eskom-trips-switch-on-illegal-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/10\/snl24-eskom-trips-switch-on-illegal-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Snl24 |  Eskom trips switch on illegal users!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12455\/22b587bd8d744c318cb6de319842034a.jpg\" alt=\"Eskom successfully switched its prepaid customers to KRN 2 through the prepaid meter update project.\" height=\"768\" width=\"1152\"><\/p>\n<p>\n                    Eskom successfully switched its prepaid customers to KRN 2 through the prepaid meter update project.\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>NO ESCAPE for over 400 000 South African households that use Eskom&#8217;s electricity illegally.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the power utility&#8217;s successful conversion of its prepaid customers to KRN 2, a prepaid meter rollover project. <\/p>\n<p>The initiative has turned unlawful users into paying customers. Eskom customers who bought electricity before the deadline and faced issues can still get help.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientso Ramokgopa, and Eskom briefed the Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy in Parliament on the latest update of the Standard Transfer Specification (STS) &#8211; Token Identifier (TID) rollover project for prepaid meters.<\/p>\n<p>Eskom completed the Prepaid Meter Key Revision Number (KRN) project by deadline at 8.15pm on Sunday, 24 November. <\/p>\n<p>Eskom spokeswoman Daphne Mokwena revealed that starting with 6,91 million prepaid customers, all have been converted to KRN 2. After updating incomplete data for 341 000 customers, the utility&#8217;s base now stands at 7,25 million.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snl24.com\/dailysun\/news\/eskom-extends-deadline-for-prepaid-meters-upgrade-to-zero-buyers-20241123\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0Eskom extends prepaid meters recoding deadline, but . . .<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As of 24 November, about 5,5 million customers, including 400 000, who have started purchasing electricity, have transitioned to the new system successfully.<\/p>\n<p>The number of customers classified as &#8220;zero buyers&#8221; decreased to about 1,7 million from a 12-month average of 2,1 million. <\/p>\n<p>Customers are urged to comply by 13 December 2024, by visiting their nearest Eskom sites.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Zero buyers&#8221;, who bought electricity tokens before 24 November 2024 and can&#8217;t load them, should return to Eskom centres by 13 December 2024,&#8221; Mokwena said.<\/p>\n<p>Monde Bala, Eskom&#8217;s Group executive for distribution, said: &#8220;In the past 10 days, we\u2019ve seen many zero buyers coming forward to purchase electricity and rectify their status.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He assured that Eskom would manage the process with dignity and respect.<\/p>\n<p>Eskom CEO Dan Marokane emphasised the utility&#8217;s efforts to ensure all users pay for electricity to support those already paying, maintain sustainability for Mzansi&#8217;s economic growth, and reduce the tax burden.<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"InfoBlock\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_d129e8f6\">\n<p>For more news and entertainment in the palm of your hand, follow our WhatsApp Channel via<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaHB5ez7tkj0FuHQkQ0s\" target=\"_blank\">this link<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p> Tami Pingree<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snl24.com\/dailysun\/news\/eskoms-krn-2-meter-rollout-makes-over-400-000-illegal-electricity-users-legit-20241127\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eskom successfully switched its prepaid customers to KRN 2 through the prepaid meter update project. NO ESCAPE for over 400 000 South African households that use Eskom&#8217;s electricity illegally. This follows the power utility&#8217;s successful conversion of its prepaid customers to KRN 2, a prepaid meter rollover project. 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