A Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality spokesperson said the recent power outages which occurred in Port Elizabeth were 'mainly caused by kite activities along the servitudes in which the power lines run'.
Cape Town – Flying kites might be a leisure activity for many, but it has become a nightmare for the power utility, with electricity tripping this past week in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality allegedly caused by kites that got entangled with transmission wires.
Mniki said those power lines also transport electricity to the Ditchling, Chatty, Greenbushes, Rowallan Park, Lorraine, Summerstrand, Arlington, Walmer, Malabar, Gelvandale areas. He said, in certain instances, they have competitions where the winner is the competitor which can cause the biggest flash on the power lines.
"Unnecessary power interruptions such as dips caused by kites can damage TVs, fridges, microwave ovens," he said. Mniki warned kite fliers and said th flying of kites in the vicinity of high-voltage power lines could lead to electrocution.
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