| City met with Eskom on Elsies River power outage | City met with Eskom on Elsies River power outage | | <img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Loadshedding%20And%20Outages%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | <p>STATEMENT BY THE CITY’S MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR ENERGY, COUNCILLOR BEVERLEY VAN REENEN <br></p> | <p>The City's Subcouncil 4 leadership, community leaders and I had an urgent meeting with Eskom yesterday, 21 November 2023 about its prolonged outage in the broader Elsies River area.</p><p><strong>Eskom reports power has been restored to about 60% of the affected customers. And restoration is expected to be completed today, as per a statement from Eskom. Elsies River is not a City-supplied area but an Eskom-supplied area. </strong></p><p>Last night, sadly, a small number of members of the Elsies River community protested violently and intimidated local City councillors. The City asks residents to please refrain from threats and intimidation against City office bearers, City staff and also Eskom teams trying to resolve the massive outage, thought to be largely caused by vandalism and theft of Eskom infrastructure. Any interference to the restoration efforts will cause delays. </p><p><strong>The City will continue to monitor Eskom's progress as we understand the severe inconvenience to affected residents. But we call for calm and enhanced efforts to help us all tackle the scourge of theft and vandalism of all power infrastructure across the metro. </strong></p><p><strong>City supplied areas vs Eskom supply</strong></p><p>Some areas in the City of Cape Town are supplied with electricity directly by Eskom and others by the City. This is not something which is determined by the City but under national legislation. While the City values service delivery to residents, there are limits to what the City or its representatives can achieve, as Eskom is a national entity and does not fall within the control of the City. The supply areas are established under the National Electricity Regulation Act via the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) issued Distribution Licences. The Eskom distribution licence defines the Eskom supply area within the City of Cape Town and the City's distribution licence defines the City's supply area.</p><p><strong>Report damage to municipal electrical infrastructure:</strong></p><p><strong>• SMS:</strong> 31220</p><p>• <strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:power@capetown.gov.za" target="_blank">power@capetown.gov.za</a></p><p><strong>Anonymous tip-offs welcomed</strong></p><p><strong>Reward of R5 000 if tip offs lead to arrests. </strong></p><p><strong>Call: 0800 1100 77</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>End</strong></p><p><br></p> | 2023-11-21T22:00:00Z | GP0|#1d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70;L0|#01d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70|City news;GTSet|#62efe227-07aa-45e7-944c-ceebacca891d | | | | | GP0|#8d25a44c-752c-4a86-bc47-c45a7cc51a26;L0|#08d25a44c-752c-4a86-bc47-c45a7cc51a26|Load shedding;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb;GP0|#c939220c-f64a-463e-82d5-22b9981ccb0e;L0|#0c939220c-f64a-463e-82d5-22b9981ccb0e|Eskom;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
