Costa Rica utility ESPH to require prepayment for customers with 4+ disconnections

Costa Rican electricity provider ESPH will impose prepayment on smart-meter customers with four or more non-payment suspensions in the past year, a policy shift targeting chronic defaulters. The company also flagged continued service use under deceased customers' names, indicating revenue leakage. This reflects tightening utility credit enforcement amid financial pressures.

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