{"id":90294,"date":"2025-09-25T18:29:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ramokgopa-unveils-smart-meters-to-combat-illegal-connections"},"modified":"2025-09-25T18:59:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:59:53","slug":"ramokgopa-unveils-smart-meters-to-combat-illegal-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ramokgopa-unveils-smart-meters-to-combat-illegal-connections","title":{"rendered":"Ramokgopa Unveils Smart Meters to Combat Illegal Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has announced plans to roll out specialised smart meters that are designed to identify illegal connections.<\/p>\n<p>The minister addressed members of the media in Pretoria on Thursday, outlining plans to end load reduction in 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>READ: Electricity Minister Ramokgopa: &#8216;We will end load reduction in the next 12 months&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He said once all costs have been determined by Eskom, more than 6 million customers are set to receive the new meters.<\/p>\n<p>Ramokgopa said some other special features are that the meters in the pipeline would determine which customers qualify for free electricity.<\/p>\n<p>He broke down their benefits: &#8220;With the rollout of smart meters, if there are those who are delinquent and by delinquency I mean those who have the means to afford and they choose not to pay, we are able to isolate that customer alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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