Midrand: City Power recovers 2.5 million rand in illegal equipment
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
City Power disconnected illegal electricity connections in Kanana and Klipfontein, in Midrand, and recovered cables and two transformers valued at 2.5 million rand. The operation aimed to restore network security and was conducted with the South African police and Johannesburg municipal police, reports IOL.
City Power, Johannesburg’s electricity supplier, recovered cables and two transformers with a total estimated value of 2.5 million rand during an operation against illegal connections in Kanana and Klipfontein, in Midrand. The intervention left residents of these informal settlements without electricity, reports IOL.
Conducted on 12 October with the South African Police Service in Rabie Ridge and the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police, the operation resulted in the removal of about one tonne of cables valued at 500,000 rand and two transformers estimated at two million rand, according to City Power.
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