Snl24 | Eskom extends prepaid meters recoding deadline, but . . .

Queues stretche endlessly in Soweto with the elderly clinging to hope amid prepaid meters upgrades. Photo by Nhlanhla Khomola

HUNDREDS of Eskom prepaid customers wait in line to upgrade meters.

The customers woke up early on Saturday, 23 November to queue at various Eskom vending sites, with some saying they woke up as early as 3am to be first in the queue.

The desperate customers are rushing the Sunday, 24 November deadline, but luck is on their side as Eskom has extended the deadline to beyond 24 November.

ALSO READ | PICS: Pupils learn business skills!

But the catch is customers must purchase new electricity tokens by the end of Sunday, 24 November to activate the KRN2 mode.

Households that are affected are those that have not been buying electricity or zero buyers.

Eskom spokeswoman Daphney Mokoena said the technological breakthrough has enabled Eskom to pre-create Key Change Tokens (KCT) on its online vending system. 

“Zero buyers in this situation need to go to their legal vending sites with their meter numbers to buy electricity,” said Mokoena.

Eskom said the vast majority of their buying customers have completed the change from KRN1 to KRN2.

Verification process: Customers can check if their meters are ready by entering their meter number. If it shows 1 or 1.2, it needs re-coding; if it shows 2 or 2.2, it’s already updated.

Re-coding steps:

Enter 1844 6744 0738 4377 2416 on your meter keypadIf it shows 1 or 1.2, your meter still needs to be re-codedIf it shows 2 or 2.2, your meter is already updated and requires no further action To complete the recoding:

Enter the first 20 digits of your re-code tokenEnter the second 20 digits of your re-code tokenFinally, enter the 20-digit token from your latest electricity purchase to recharge your meterFor more news and entertainment in the palm of your hand, follow our WhatsApp Channel via this link

Get the best in Soccer, News and Lifestyle content with SNL24 PLUS

For 14 free days, you can have access to the best from Soccer Laduma, KickOff, Daily Sun, TrueLove and Drum. Thereafter you will be billed R29 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won’t be billed.