Theft and vandalism incidents has seen several areas without electricity supply for dour hours a day in the Western Cape.
PICTURE: PixabayEskom says its teams have been deployed and are working on
major faults that have been reported in the affected areas, including Khayelitsha,
Phillipi, Klipfontein, Highgate in Silversands, Eersteriver, Airport
Industrial, Mfuleni, and parts of Montague Gardens.
The power utility has implemented load reduction in these
areas between 5-7a.m and 5-7p.m.
‘’The continued pressure on Eskom network infrastructure
due to illegal connections and electricity theft in some areas necessitates the
implementation of Load Reduction to avoid equipment damage due to overload.
Load reduction is a mechanism that is implemented to reduce load during peak
hours on the identified overloaded networks,’’ said Lucy Ndou, Eskom Western
Cape spokesperson.
‘’Network overloading causes damage to electricity
infrastructure through explosions of transformers, mini substations, and poses
danger to the livelihood and the environment. Currently, Eskom is battling to
keep up with the increased impact of illegal connections and tampering, and the
equipment failure caused by overloading, which costs Eskom millions to repair,’’
she added.
Done by: Elona Sibunzi
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