The theft of electrical cables has been identified as the leading cause for prolonged power outages in Ekurhuleni, causing frustration for residents and businesses.
So bad is the situation in Ekurhuleni that the municipality overspent on its maintenance and repairs budget of R230m as a result of carrying more repairs than anticipated and budgeted for. Residents of the metro, which is Gauteng’s industrial hub and has the largest number of manufacturers, vented their frustrations during the municipality’s public participation meetings between October and December.
“I still work closely with the police to monitor such trends that pose a threat to business, and cable theft is a massive problem. All these cases have impacted businesses, affecting production and essentially affecting profits. “This causes a loss in production. On top of that, companies must now spend thousands of rand on generators. That is a loss of money.”In 2000 one of the biggest substations supplying electricity mostly to businesses exploded due to overloading, leaving factories without power for 70 days. This translated to a massive loss in production and led to a big tap manufacturing business shutting its doors and letting go of its workforce.
“These impacts can range from machine downtime to product quality issues and increased costs. When power cuts occur, machines that are programmed to run continuously will stop working. This means that the production process will be interrupted, and there will be a delay in the output of finished goods,” she said.
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