BPC prepaid targets 14,458 homes in Ftown

Barati Mathambo
Correspondent | Sunday May 12, 2013 00:00

 

Three weeks into the operation in Francistown, BPC marketing and communications manager Spencer Moreri said by the first week of February, 3,513 homes and businesses had been converted to prepaid since the project started in the city early this year.

“This project started in October last year and has already been to Jwaneng, Lobatse and Gaborone. Now we are in Francistown, then Selebi-Phikwe,” he said.

He explained that the corporation is using its technicians in the project, thereby cutting costs. Of challenges, he noted that their work is stalled by some people who are not at home most of the time.

“Even though that is the challenge, we are doing all we can to advise our customers to be of assistance so that they can have the metres in their homes changed,” said Moreri.

He denied allegations that customers whose accounts are in arrears on BPC postpaid electricity will not have their meters converted. He said that they have come up with a payment plan that will benefit everyone.

“We are not going to cut anyone’s electricity but with this payment plan we are advising our customers that are still owing postpaid to endorse our plan that enables them to pay what they owe in installments,” he said.

“Other challenges that are of great concern are that thieves are stealing cables and cases of vandalism are growing each day. We have involved the police and community members to assist us to reduce this,” he said. Vandalism cost the BPC P2 million in 2012.