With Gauteng’s taps running dry, little attention has been paid to a potential electricity crisis looming over Johannesburg.
A council report covering the period from April to June shows the City of Johannesburg lost a third of its electricity (R3-billion) to both theft and poor infrastructure in the 2013/14 financial year.
Figures from Eskom show Johannesburg accounts for over half of South Africa’s lost electricity.
“Eskom loses over R2-billion annually to electricity theft. The loss suffered by the country as a whole when including municipalities is at least double that[R4-billion],” Eskom said on Friday.
And the problem is worsening as City Power is unable to contain the runaway losses, according to the report…..
Full report on Times Live: Gauteng could also face power crisis – Times LIVE.
Read more on MyJHB.
Join the fun: Add Your event | Submit a Press Release | Add your listing.
