Tour reveals damage to Johannesburg’s electricity network
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Maverick
A tour of Johannesburg’s central substation revealed stolen cables, ageing equipment and damage caused by a fire and an explosion. Angela Rivers, head of the property owners’ association, said she was impressed by City Power teams and their transparency, according to Daily Maverick.
An underground tour of Johannesburg’s central power substation showed private-sector stakeholders stolen cables, ageing or broken equipment and a power distribution board damaged by a fire and an explosion, reports Daily Maverick. The delegation visited the site on Friday 16 October, after several weeks of prolonged outages in the city centre.
Angela Rivers, chief executive of the Johannesburg Property Owners and Managers Association (JPOMA), was among the visitors. She said what she had discovered had changed her view of City Power’s efforts to restore the network. The municipal electricity company is responsible for the power supply. The tour also showed the routes used by thieves to enter the underground infrastructure.
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