Dit is volgens die metro se waarnemende woordvoerder, Themba Gadebe, in reaksie tot die onlangse klagtes van die substasie se onvermoë om elektrisiteit aan die Impala Park inwoners te voorsien.
Nadat inwoners in hierdie gebied ’n maand gelede vir sowat drie dae sonder krag was, het die elektrisiteit op 14 April om 6.30nm weereens afgegaan en is eers die volgende dag om 8.30vm herstel.
“Die tweede toevoerkabel kon nie al die lading dra nie en het gestruikel,” sê Gadebe.
Dit bevestig ’n inwoner, Jaco de Toit, se mening dat al drie toevoerkabels wat elektrisiteit aan hierdie woonbuurt voorsien, verouderd is en vervang moet word.
Volgens Gadebe was soveel lading moontlik op die tweede toevoerkabel geplaas, en herstelwerk het op die eerste toevoerkabel begin.
“Nadat die eerste kabel opgegrawe en die fout gelas is, is ’n tweede fout gevind en die proses is herhaal.”
Gadebe sê die kabel was daarna getoets en die kragvoorsiening is herstel.
Impala Park raadslid, Andrè du Plessis, moedig die inwoners van hierdie woonbuurt aan om die Geïntegreerde Ontwikkelingsplan se publieke vergadering op Woensdag, 23 April, by te woon, sodat hulle insette kan lewer en die metro vra om sekere prioriteite te lig.
“Hulle kan die metro vra om die begroting beskikbaar te maak om nuwe kabels te lê, want die kabels is van sulke aard dat dit onklaar raak.”
Dié vergadering vind in die Boksburg Stadsaal om 6nm plaas.
Well interesting to say that the whole of impala and witkoppie ridge has yet again gone out about 30 mins ago… Every time it is a inconvenience as we have to arrange a gennerator and not even talking about the feul we have to buy all the costs involved, why not place a public advert in newspaper and give an estimate of 2 weeks or what ever time needed to repair these cables and say that power might be on or off in that time frame atleast we will be prepared and the problem can get fixed , this is really not funny anymore
I don’t want to have to attend a meeting to ensure that I will have power at my house. The cables are broken, fix them! Can I randomly decide not to pay my electricity bill because my budget broke down? Can I tell them to just deal with it?
Mr du Plessis can go play in the middle of the road, it’s easy to try and placate people when you’re not affected. Don’t talk. Fix the problem and do it quickly!
As a resident, I am sick of this “we don’t care” attitude the municipality has. I am sick of excuses and sick of needing to just accept that they are “trying”.
If I deliver this kind of service at my job, I would be fired.
This is really unfair to the community, without notice it is the 3rd time! We have small kids and to add to that crime is high and darkness a very inviting situation for criminals. its unsafe and really uncomfortable and unfair. Please provide us with notices and acceptable timeframes. It is really anoying that there is no warning to the community and the cables has got timers on because the previous 2 times it went of exactly the same time????
Its after 18:30 on 23 April… Power went out again!!! This is starting to go way beyond unfair now, while people sit and discuss what to do about power we are STILL without power, are we going back to the stoneage or what…
I thought I was the only one, sorry yes see what. happens when there’s no competency in SA anymore. sigh!!!
Power is out yet again in Impala Park, 3rd night in a row! This is unacceptable. The power goes out @ 17:30 and comes back on @ 23:00 if we are lucky.
Something needs to be done!