Eskom reports progress in smart meter installation [SOUND]

# Eskom says 504-thousand-977 smart meters have been installed on load-reduction feeders country-wide, reaching 87.4-percent of its target in high-priority areas. The utility says 565 feeders have been removed from load reduction. An estimated 1.2 million customers are no longer affected, representing 70.8-percent of those targeted. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says illegal connections, electricity theft and resistance, including intimidation and work stoppages, continue to hamper installations, with approximately 122-thousand planned installations affected: