Energy

POWER RESTORED TO WITFIELD AND JET PARK

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 16/05/2023

The power supply has been fully restored to Witfield and Jet Park in the Boksburg area. The power was restored around 8am. The City was forced to implement a rotational schedule yesterday after thugs attempted to steal cables. “Although power has been restored, our technicians are still

Energy

ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE AMENDMENT OF ELECTRICITY BY-LAWS

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 03/05/2023 0

By-laws are adopted by the council of a municipality to regulate the affairs and services within the jurisdiction of the municipality. As such, the City of Ekurhuleni supplies and distributes electricity to its customers in terms of its Electricity By-laws.  The City’s initial electricity by-laws were approved and promulgated by the Council resolution of April […]

Energy Office of The Executive Mayor

LOAD REDUCTION STATEMENT

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 22/12/2022

The City of Ekurhuleni has written to Eskom seeking clarity on many outages unrelated to either allocated load-shedding schedules or municipal infrastructure faults.  Reiger Park, Germiston, Kempton Park, Spruitview, Katlehong and numerous other areas across the city have experienced prolonged and irregular power outages. This has caused secondary damage to city

Energy

ENERGY TEAM COMMENDED FOR STERLING WORK DURING THEMBISA PROTEST

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 18/08/2022 0

MMC for Water, Sanitation and Energy, Cllr Senzi Sibeko commended the city’s technicians for sterling work during the Thembisa protest...

Energy

MMC ADDRESSES ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS AND VANDALISM

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 25/07/2022 0

le for Water, Sanitation and Energy Cllr Senzi Sibeko embarked on a fact-finding mission to assess the extent of vandalism and illegal connections in Germiston...

Energy

REPAIR WORKS AT SPRINGS MUNIC SUBSTATION NEARING COMPLETION

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 12/07/2022 0

Work to repair the Springs Munic substation which was gutted by a fire almost two months ago is progressing well and the City expects the facility to be fully operational by the end of the year. The fire hit the substation on 20 May leaving various parts of the Springs area without power for days...

Energy

EKURHULENI BEEFS UP SECURITY ON ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE TO REDUCE POWER OUTAGES

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 12/07/2022 0

The City of Ekurhuleni has beefed up its security measures on power supply infrastructure amidst theft and vandalism which have caused multiple power outages. Theft and vandalism of electricity infrastructure are rife during loadshedding...

Energy

Over R20 Million Spent to Electrify Ramaphosa Informal Settlement

Super User 28/06/2021 0

The City’s is on course to fulfil its commitment of providing dignified dwellings to all its residents. Ramaphosa informal settlement is turning into one of the model areas for how much re-blocking of informal settlements can improve the lives of its residents and provide a dignified dwelling. In the last three months, from April to […]

Energy

Copper Cable Theft at Gumbi Cemetery Leads to Power Supply Interruption in Mayfield

Super User 27/06/2021 0

Cable theft by two suspects at Gumbi cemetery in Daveyton has resulted in power supply interruption in Mayfield on Wednesday morning, 23 June. Security guards contracted to the city caught the suspects in action, while still busy cutting the 3.1-meter x 185 mm x 3 core CU (11kv) cable valued at over R4 600. The damage […]

Energy

Electricity Theft Cost the City Millions

Super User 26/06/2021 0

 The City is owed more than R8 million in unpaid electricity bills by businesses and some residents of Ekurhuleni. In a bid to recover the money, the City disconnected power from businesses and residents between 21 and 24 June. Those affected are from Edenvale, Germiston, Bedfordview, Boksburg, Lillianton, Beyerspark and Dawn Park. During the operation […]