City Power clamps down on illegal connections
City Power says it has intensified its campaign to clamp down on illegal connections as part of a winter strategy to relieve pressure on the network.
City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says they annually lose hundreds of millions of rands due to illegal connections.
“The illegal connections have not only been inconveniencing the paying customers, but costing the city millions in lost revenue. The operation in Lenasia Ext11 managed to cut and recover eight tons of mixed cables, including bare wires and aluminum cables, estimated to cost around R350 000.
“The impact of illegal connections on our electricity infrastructure is huge as it causes overloading of the network leading to outages, and the malfunctioning of the network leaving some homes with shocking effects when they touch door handles or water taps and their gates.”
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