Blue Label betting on "buy now, pay later" electricity
South African technology and telecoms company Blue Label is expecting double-digit sales growth for its "buy now pay later" prepaid electricity product.
The company's joint CEO, Mark Levy, told the Business Times that the BluAdvance...
Eskom's online vending system for prepaid electricity tokens compromised — with staff suspected to be involved
An investigation has uncovered that security controls in Eskom's online vending system (OVS) were breached and the system was used to generate illegal electricity tokens in bulk.
The...
Former Eskom worker stole Master Vending Unit (MVU) and made tens of millions of rand from electricity vouchers
The Pretoria Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been granted an order to freeze properties and cash worth R29 million belonging to a syndicate...
Cape Town has updated 84% of prepaid meters
The City of Cape Town has revealed that over 84% of prepaid meters registered in the municipality have already been updated.
All prepaid metering software in South Africa must be updated towards the end of November 2024, when the current software...
South Africa faces massive prepaid electricity problem
A problem affecting every STS-compliant prepaid electricity meter in the world will stop them all from vending electricity on 24 November 2024, unless they are updated.
This is because of how the system used to generate prepaid electricity...
The below box is connected to my prepaid meter, if I flip the geyser off and on it flashes in the clear port and my geyser isn't turning on, I've already replaced the thermostat and element.
Wondering what this box does, I think it is supposed to cut electricity to the geyser when the stove is...
I moved into a new place with a new prepaid metering company.
After purchasing electricity a few times, I noticed that the kWh I receive is always exactly 5% below the amount I pay for. This includes the new Eskom tariff increase, 15% VAT, and the fee my bank charges me when buying prepaid.
I...
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So I stay in Ekurhuleni and the council just installed a prepaid electricity meter yesterday on the property. And to start you off they gave me 45 units which only lasted 12 hours. And now I have no electricity as a result of this. And the problem is made worse by the fact that the CIU(...
SOS I feel like l am being overcharged in my prepaid meter is this normal? I pay R2.92 per kWh, and l live in Lyndhurst. My household is just 2 adults and a 5yr old. We are at school & work all day, no tv or radio, small fridge & really only cook 1meal a day. Geyser is switched on only for a...
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We live in a 2-bed sectional title in Lonehill, Johannesburg. We have a prepaid electricity meter. From what I've read, prepaid electricity is charged on a sliding scale and should be least expensive on the first of every month, but it seems this does not apply to us!
No matter...
I want to install prepaid meters at units that I'm renting out, but I'm unable to determine if the city still provides this?
I've contacted three different sub-metering companies who tell me that the municipal-direct meters are no longer available and that sub-metering is my only option. I...
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I have been toying with the idea of moving all my banking to Capitec for a while now. Their latest introduction of electricity purchases in the app and online might finally push me over the wall. However, I cannot seem to add my meter number as a beneficiary. I...
Tshwane prepaid metering systems are currently offline and they cannot process any prepaid electricity purchases.
I run a business from home office and am left at their mercy.
All online prepaid payment systems such as prepaid24 , electronic banking, are down.
3rd party payment points from...
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I see that all over the place Ekurhuleni talks about being able to change your tariff rate once a year for prepaid electricity.
If would seem however that how this is actually done is actually highly classified unpublished information.
If anyone knows who we need to contact to...
We have prepaid electricity meters from Meter Mate. This week they increased prepaid electricity prices from R1.40/kwh to R2.60 /kwh (75% increase). When I asked them about the price increase they said COJ municipality set the prices. I don't really believe that COJ would ever just increase the...
Hi Guys
I am busy developing a script to validate ESKOM prepaid meter numbers.
Can anyone help me out with a ESKOM prepaid meter so that I can test my script?
You will be rewarded with some free prepaid electricity for your troubles.
Much appreciated!
PM me.