Illegal connection couldn’t be avoided
"The City of Ekurhuleni has taken the decision to reroute this cable along the pavement to the adjacent location in the other street."
THE RECORD contacted the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) after we discovered an illegal power supply to a house in Alberton – done by the EMM – was still connected in this way after many months.
The EMM had the following to say about the matter:
“The power supply to these two residences goes through the back of other properties. This has been a great problem, as access through those properties has been a challenge. The EMM has taken the decision to reroute this cable along the pavement to the adjacent location in the other street. This was to prevent future problems of access to the cable should it have a fault,” said Themba Gadebe, EMM spokesperson.
“The City will need approximately two weeks to carry out the relocation and installation, which includes connection, of the aforementioned cable. While the City is working on a permanent solution, it had to devise a temporary plan to supply power to the affected properties,” Gadebe added.
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