The DA is accusing City Power of targeting Johannesburg residents who have installed solar power in their houses. This comes after City Power released a statement earlier this week notifying residents that it has extended the deadline for the conversion of prepaid residential customers to the postpaid billing system. The conversion process was meant to conclude at the end of December but has now been extended to 30 June 2026.
City Power also announced that customers with solar installations, who are currently on prepaid meters, will also be converted to postpaid billing accounts. “This measure is necessary to ensure accurate accounting of electricity imports and exports, improve network management, and align solar PV customers with the appropriate billing framework,” it said. One of the issues concerning the DA is that City Power is no longer stating how many customers are affected.
“In November 2025, City Power stated that 2 318 prepaid customers would be converted to postpaid billing by 31 December. The DA now calls on City Power to clarify whether this extension applies only to those customers, or whether the scope has been expanded,” said DA Johannesburg Shadow MMC for Infrastructure Services Tyrell Meyers. The other concern is the inclusion of solar users with prepaid meters. Meyers accused City Power of attempting a “power grab” against residents with solar.
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