Ekurhuleni\u2019s executive mayor, Clr Mzwandile Masina, has announced a R2.4-billion programme for the electrification of informal settlements across the metro.<\/p>\n
The project plans to have completed the electrification of over 16 000 households by the end of this financial year.<\/p>
The five-year programme has started in informal settlements located on state-owned land while legalities to roll out the programme in informal settlements on privately owned land are being reviewed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have begun to electrify households in our current informal settlements as per our manifesto commitment.<\/p>
\u201cWe are also planning to install street lights to improve the safety of our people, especially women and children,\u201d said Masina.<\/p>\n
To date, a total of 9 943 households have been electrified in informal settlements such as Langaville, Inxiweni, Marikana, Winnie Mandela and Ekuthuleni.<\/p>\n
The installation of streetlights is currently being rolled out, with 2 263 street lights of the targeted 3 000, and 156 high-mast lights already having been installed, while work is underway to achieve the targeted 400 high-mast lights around Ekurhuleni\u2019s 119 informal settlements.<\/p>\n
Improving household lighting for the poor requires stability in our energy sources.<\/p>\n
Plans are currently underway to create the necessary settlement structures that make safe and secure electricity connections possible.<\/p>\n
These plans include the implementation of alternative and renewable energy to limit dependence on the national grid and improve security of energy while protecting the environment by limiting greenhouse emissions.<\/p>\n
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