Residents urged to cooperate with electricity meter replacement project
Yesterday, during a Rehoboth Town Council meeting, Mayor Jacky Khariseb appealed to residents to cooperate with the municipality's ongoing electricity meter replacement project, warning that resistance from some households could delay implementation and increase costs for the council. During the meeting, council officials said the project is progressing slowly as some residents have refused contractors access to their properties.
Khariseb said the project is intended to add value to the town and urged residents to support the initiative. He noted that the replacement programme is being carried out at no cost to residents and will cause only minimal disruption. The mayor further requested residents to allow municipal teams and contractors access to their premises so that the project can be completed efficiently.
Providing further details, Strategic Executive for Infrastructure, Rudolf Muhembo said the project involves replacing older prepaid meters that are not split-type, as well as conventional electricity meters, with modern split-type meters. Properties that already have split-type meters will not be affected.
According to Muhembo, cooperation from residents is essential to ensure the successful completion of the project. He warned that if contractors are required to return to properties because access was initially denied, the council could incur additional costs.
The municipality has therefore called on residents to work with the project teams and allow access to their properties so that the meter replacement programme can proceed as planned.
