New smart meter-led strategy unveiled to tackle load reduction scourge

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has unveiled a new smart meter-led strategy to address the ongoing problem of load reduction, where the supply of electricity to poor communities is cut during peak periods to avoid infrastructure being damaged by overloading caused by illegal connections. The power cuts are indiscriminate and, thus, also affect households in those areas that pay their electricity accounts.