City Power has dismissed claims circulating on social media and community platforms that households with prepaid electricity meters and installed solar PV systems will be forced to convert to post-paid billing within a fixed six-month period.
The claims, which have gained traction following recent City Power communications on prepaid meter conversions and non-vending accounts, suggest that solar-equipped households will face higher fixed monthly charges and that prepaid meters will no longer be permitted where solar systems are installed.
City Power has not announced a blanket or arbitrary policy requiring prepaid customers with solar PV installations to convert to post-paid billing within a fixed timeframe, Isaac Mangena , General Manager of the City Power Department of Public Relations and Communications, told Energize .
