Insights by MES

Nov 21, 2025

Andrea Walker

Prepaid electricity sounds simple… until you’re the tenant living with it.

From disappearing units caused by municipal arrears to confusing tariffs and reseller fees that make budgeting impossible - tenants often end up paying more without getting the transparency they deserve.

 

Then there’s the rest of the chaos we never talk about:

• meters still linked to previous occupants,

• surprise “service fees” no one warned you about,

• having to hunt for vendors late at night just to top up,

• tokens that fail when you need them most, and

• absolutely zero support when something goes wrong.

 

Add in the occasional “mystery disconnection” and the constant dance around load-shedding… and it becomes clear: prepaid isn’t just “pay as you go”, it’s “pay and hope it works.” That’s exactly why we built MEPrepaid. With real-time visibility, accurate tariffs, tenant-first protection against hidden arrears, and support that actually responds, MEPrepaid gives tenants what the traditional utility ecosystem doesn’t: control, clarity and confidence.

 

No missing units.

No mystery deductions.

No guessing games.

Just clean, transparent electricity. The way it should be.

 

Fair energy for tenants isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s overdue.