Cape Town prepaid electricity meters updated ahead of national deadline

On Sunday (24 November) prepaid electricity meters across South Africa that rely on the Standard Transfer Specification (STS) will stop accepting new credit tokens unless they have been updated. Failure to perform this update could cost customers up to R12,000. However, Cape Town residents can breathe a sigh of relief as the City of Cape Town (COCT) has confirmed that prepaid electricity meter updates for city-supplied customers have been completed. […]