Energy

PUBLIC CALLED TO COMMENT ON INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 18/03/2025 0

The City of Ekurhuleni is calling on members of the public to make in-put on the issue of independent power producers (IPPs). The city plans to appoint multiple IPPs for various electricity generation technologies to a capacity of 1500 Megawatts. The appointed IPPs will be awarded 20 year

Energy

TID ROLLOVER – THE TIME IS NOW

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 22/11/2024 0

The City would like to assure its electricity prepayment consumers, specifically those that are consistently purchasing electricity that their meters will not be affected by the technology change with respect to TIDrollover and will still operate normally. After 20:24 on 24 November 2024, meters will no longer accept electricity tokens unless they are upgraded to […]

EMPD Energy

THE CITY RAMPS UP FIXING OF STREETLIGHTS AMID RISING VANDALISM

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 12/07/2024 0

The City of Ekurhuleni remains concerned by the high number of vandalism of critical essential services infrastructure. Since the beginning of June 2024...

Energy

SCAMMERS DEMAND MONEY ‘TO STOP DISCONNECTIONS’

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 13/06/2024 0

It has come to our attention as the City of Ekurhuleni that there are individuals contacting ratepayers demanding money to stop ‘scheduled disconnections’ because their municipal accounts are in arrears.

Energy Water & Sanitation

EKURHULENI INSTALLS BACKUP GENERATORS TO BEAT WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS DURING LOADSHEDDING

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 28/02/2024 0

The City of Ekurhuleni MMC for Water, Sanitation and Energy Cllr Thembi Msane commissioned backup generators at 21 water supply infrastructure sites such as reservoirs and pump stations on Tuesday, 27 February. Some of the sites where the generators are installed Sunward Park, Tsakani and Germiston.

Energy

CITY REPLACING CONVENTIONAL ELECTRICITY METERS WITH PRE-PAYMENT METERS

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 26/02/2024 0

The City of Ekurhuleni is phasing out old electricity meters  and replacing them with new technologically advanced pre-payment meters in an effort to clamp down illegal electricity connections, electricity theft and meter tampering. “The new pre-payment meters also come with great convenience to the customer as it limits consumption to the value of what the […]

Energy

CITY UPGRADES ALBERTON SUBSTATION

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 13/12/2023

The City of Ekurhuleni has finally completed the upgrading of the Diens Street Substation in Alberton. The facility serves as a generation distribution solution for the heavy load users in the Alrode industrial area which used to experience sporadic power outages – negatively impacting on production. Yesterday 12 December, Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) […]

Energy

HUNDREDS ENJOY ELECTRICITY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TOKYO SEXWALE AND RAMAPHOSA SETTLEMENTS

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 13/09/2023 0

The City, through the informal settlements re-blocking programme, has electrified 502 stands in Tokyo Sexwale and 240 in Ramaphosa settlements, Boksburg.

Energy

USE ELECTRICITY SPARINGLY AMID COLD CONDITIONS

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 11/07/2023 0

The City of Ekurhuleni pleads with all customers to use electricity sparingly during the cold weather conditions which are set to last for the rest of this week.

Campaigns Energy

PARTICIPATE IN PREPAID ELECTRICITY METER UPDATES

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 06/07/2023 0

The City of Ekurhuleni continues to update its prepaid electricity meters in a quest to provide uninterrupted electricity supply to its customers.