Eskom设定了预付费客户在星期五的最后期限,以规范非法的电表绕行,或面临罚款、审计。 Eskom sets Friday deadline for prepaid customers to regularize illegal meter bypasses or face fines, audits.

南非电力供应商Eskom为非法绕过电表的预付客户设定了星期五期限,以规范其账户。 Eskom, South Africa's electricity provider, has set a Friday deadline for prepaid customers who illegally bypassed meters to regularize their accounts. 该公用事业已成功地将564万预付客户转至更新的系统。 The utility has successfully transitioned 5.64 million prepaid customers to an updated system. 那些错过截止日期的人面临强化审计、最高达12 000兰特的罚款或刑事指控。 Those who miss the deadline face intensified audits, fines up to R12,000, or criminal charges. 约有100 000名顾客收到篡改罚款,有15 000人支付了罚款。 Around 100,000 customers have received tamper fines, with 15,000 paying up. Eskom敦促客户避免非法连接,并通过各种通信渠道提供支持。 Eskom urges customers to avoid illegal connections and offers support through various communication channels.