# Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says government will review the Free Basic Electricity Framework to ensure that those who qualify for free basic electricity are subsidised correctly. There are about 2.1 million customers on the Eskom side that qualify for free basic electricity, but only 485-thousand customers are getting the free basic electricity. Ramokgopa says once they have rolled out smart meters, the government will be able to frontload the allocation for free basic electricity for a household that qualifies.
Minister Ramokgopa says government will review the Free Basic Electricity Framework