Flickering Electricity Meters-A New Puzzle

Installment of new individual electricity meters implemented by Energo-Pro Georgia has raised a serious fuss and brought about discontent among population in spite of the fact that everybody has been looking forward to the innovation. Until now Zurab Mamukashvili, the manager of the Akhaltsikhe Service Center for the Energo-Pro Georgia, JSC told how all customers would be supplied with new meters. 

Program of the “Energo-Pro Georgia” that aims to install individual meters in big towns will soon finish in Akhaltsikhe. “We have installed about 800 meters since May 1. We started from the suburbs of the town, such as Vardzia and Aspindza streets, railway station and Rabati Settlement. Several houses have remained in April 9 Street. Then we will start the installment activities in the town center,” said Zurab Mamukashvili.

The Energo-Pro Georgia has apportioned two million GEL for fully install metres activities in Akhaltsikhe.

“The meters have flickering lights on the side and it seems and who is going to be responsible for the situation? I already know the reply to our complaints at the service center: “We have changed your meters, started the calculation from zero and how can you complain about anything,” said Nazi Khitarishvili, a resident of Akhaltsikhe.

Locals fear that new meters will become a new trap for people because they will have to pay more than just used electricity. “They claimed that they installed new meter for free. People say it is rotating so fast that our bills will be huge,” said Eliko Chanturidze.

Zurab Mamukashvili states the population does not have reasons to be fearful. “It is their problem if they think that they would have to pay more. We have installed meters with European standards and people who still think in a Communist way let them think the same way. Unfortunately, there are such people among our population.”

The manager of the Energo-Pro Georgia’s service center names the subscribers who might have complaints about their work. “Initiators of these rumors are those people who had damaged their old installs and stole electricity.”

Population expects that after the new meters are installed, they will have to pay old debts too. However, Mamukashvili denies the fact. “We have never promised people to discharge them from old debts and we will not.”

Gulo Kokhodze, Akhaltsikhe