UPGRADE OF BREEDE VALLEY MUNICIPALITY’S
ELECTRICAL PRE-PAYMENT METERING SOFTWARE (TID ROLLOVER)
Notice
The TID (Token Identifier) rollover affects everyone in South Africa who is metered by a Standard Transfer Specification (STS) electrical prepayment meter. The Token Identifier is a special code contained in the electrical prepayment vending token, that identifies if a token has already been used in a payment meter. Presently, there are about 2795 prepayment meters whose purchase tokens will be rejected after 24th of November 2024. Breede Valley Municipality already upgraded the TID status of 87% (19 638 meters) of the existing prepayment meter footprint. The municipality. The municipality has a twofold operational approach to successfully address the TID upgrades of the remaining 12% of the prepayment meter base:
- Physical meter inspections to verify meter configuration setup and to perform a key change upgrade.
- Next-vend action – to generate the required key change code with the first electricity purchase of every month (the consumer will be required to insert the 40-digit token into the meter)
The following comprehensive information will address the most common questions and concerns about pre-paid electricity meters running out of digits. (Please note the updated schedule attached in the image.)
(Acknowledging Standard & Breederivier Gazette for the graphic attached.)
Last modified: February 20, 2024
