Eskom Issues Over 100,000 Fines for Electricity Theft

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Eskom Issues Over 100,000 Fines for Electricity Theft
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Eskom has issued over 100,000 fines for electricity theft in recent months, but estimates that at least 1.9 million more prepaid users are engaging in illegal consumption. The fines, revealed following a key revision number (KRN) rollover project, aim to combat the issue of 'zero buyers' who were identified as bypassing meters or using unauthorized tokens.

Eskom has issued over 100,000 fines for electricity theft in the past few months, some of which were exposed by the key revision number rollover.

The figure has stagnated despite Eskom supposedly ending a grace period for “zero buyers” to come forward and acknowledge their wrongdoing without being punished with additional penalties. Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa recently told Parliament that an estimated two million prepaid users were consuming electricity illegally.

Eskom explained it was likely that these customers had bypassed their meters to consume electricity without having to buy tokens or were buying tokens from unauthorised vendors that were not generating their KRN 2 codes. “The challenge of energy theft remains significant, affecting both financial sustainability and the reliable provision of electricity,” the power utility said.

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