A prepaid sub-meter is a device that enables the meter owner to monitor the electricity consumption by the tenant or occupier.

A prepaid sub-meter does not replace the main electricity meter or any meter installed by the relevant electricity provider in any way. Sub-meters facilitate prepaid consumption of electricity. Vouchers or tokens are purchased by the tenant or occupier, from one of our retailers or online, or directly from the meter owner, and are loaded on the sub-meter.

For continued usage of the Recharger prepaid sub-meter, tenants or occupiers must ensure that there is a credit on the Recharger Prepaid Sub-Meter. The value of the vouchers purchased are reimbursed to the meter owner which should be used to pay towards the meter owner’s electricity bill.

Prepaid sub-meters facilitate prepaid consumption of electricity by the tenant or occupier, and allow the meter owner to be reimbursed for electricity purchases. Sub-meters also allow tenants or occupiers to monitor their electricity usage.

Vouchers can be purchased from various retail outlets (such as Pick n Pay, Shoprite Checkers and Spar) and on most major banks’ banking apps (such as FNB, Absa, and Capitec). Vouchers can also be purchased online on Recharger’s Pay Portal.

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When you purchase electricity, you will receive a 20-digit number on your receipt. Enter the number on the sub-meter keypad followed by the enter button.

No. Recharger prepaid sub-meters are not intended to replace any meter that has been installed by the relevant electricity provider.

The installation of the Recharger Prepaid sub-meter must be attended to by a registered electrician.

The meter owner must register the Recharger Prepaid sub-meter by registering online and submitting the required documents online. Once the sub-meter is registered, the meter owner will receive a notification when the sub-meter is activated.

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The estimated average rate of consumption applicable to the area where the prepaid sub-meter is installed is applied to Recharger Prepaid Sub-Meters, which is based on Municipal/Eskom charges.

The rebate is the amount recovered by the meter owner from the electricity purchases made by the tenant or occupier, less the applicable service fees, which should be used by the meter owner to pay towards the meter owner’s electricity bill.

This amount is paid into the meter owner’s nominated bank account on the last day of the month and should reflect in the meter owner’s nominated bank account within three to five days.