River Park residents might find themselves without power yet again. This comes after City Power’s internal security team discovered that certain individuals allegedly tried to solicit payment from customers in exchange for tampering with the utility’s electricity meters.
The utility warned that it will not hesitate to switch off electricity supply to the whole of River Park if most residents took part in the illegal scheme of tampering with meters.

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On June 25, City Power’s general manager in the Department of Public Relations and Communication Isaac Mangena revealed that an anonymous tip-off led their internal security team to gather information implicating individuals, believed to be working with their contractors currently assisting with the metering normalisation project, in the scheme.
“These individuals are reportedly promising customers reduced electricity usage that will not trigger alerts at our depot. This is a serious violation of our system and trust, and will not be tolerated,” Mangena noted.
He added that they view the scheme as a deliberate act of sabotage, which is meant to hamper the progress the utility has made in their process of normalising meters and enhancing their billing methods.
City Power has been at loggerheads with some River Park residents for a while. After the utility’s latest meter audit and cut-off operation, on May 29, was met with fierce opposition, the utility disconnected the entire area, plunging residents into darkness for almost five days. Now, it threatens to do it again, if most customers are found to have tampered with their meters.
As investigations unfold, the utility asserted that implicated individuals, whether internally or externally, will suffer the consequences. For residents found to be complicit in the meter tampering scheme, the consequences might go far beyond being disconnected.
“Tampering with electricity infrastructure is a criminal offence, and those found guilty may face disconnection, hefty penalties, and possible prosecution. When we uncover such illegal connections, customers will be held fully accountable,” Mangena warned.

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