Metre tempering

PPL: Pay Your Bills

The exercise applies to manufactures, commercial retailers including government departments and state-owned agencies.

In the notice, Acting CEO of PNG Power, Obed Batia said the disconnected customers will be charged a reconnection fee of K10,000 and must pay outstanding debts and a month’s advance bill before electricity supply is restored.

“Ongoing investigations have revealed that many high consumption industrial customers are tempering with credit meters and this deemed illegal,” said Mr Batia.