\u201cSince the start of lockdown we’ve had more power outages than the power has been on,\u201d said a resident, who would like to remain anonymous.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is becoming frustrating.<\/p>
\u201cCalling the metro\u2019s call centre is of no help whatsoever, and if you go to the metro\u2019s offices you are turned away.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt seems as if nobody knows what is happening in the Delville area, and the excuse we are always given is that it\u2019s a cable fault.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am no qualified electrician, but logic tells me that there\u2019s more to this story.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sune De Wet said, \u201cFor the last week every single day we are left without power.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow are we meant to live and work from home without power, how are we supposed to live like this?<\/p>\n
\u201cThe metro does not give us proper answers. If you get through to their call centre you are never given a turnaround time and it is always a cable fault.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre the technicians not capable of fixing the fault once and for all?\u201d<\/p>\n
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Residents must stay alert as impostors pose as fake officials says DA<\/a><\/p>\n Ekurhuleni continues to service its people<\/a><\/p>\n Ward 39 councillor Alta de Beer said the outages are being caused by illegal electricity connections.<\/p>\n \u201cThese illegal electricity connections overload the network and cause the outages,\u201d de Beer said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe community must stand up against illegal connections and overpopulated properties, which are the cause of the strain on the network.<\/p>\n \u201cResidents must also report illegal electricity connections to the metro.\u201d<\/p>\n The GCN sent a query to the metro to confirm de Beer\u2019s statements and to find out what the metro is doing to address the ongoing outages and the illegal connections in the area.<\/p>\n The metro\u2019s spokesperson Themba Gadebe confirmed that the grid in the area is overloaded.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is true that we are experiencing overloading during during peak hours due to illegal connections, cable damage, equipment damage and the increased demand as many residents are home during the Covid-19 lockdown,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are currently conducting illegal cable and installation removals with the help of a security provider.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are also installing new cables to replace damaged cables and repairing vandalised and damaged equipment in the area.<\/p>\n \u201cThe situation will improve once the number of illegal connections has been reduced.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hav<\/strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Busi Vilakazi (Journalist)\u00a0busiv@caxton.co.za.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Also follow us on:<\/p>\n
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