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The company has seen an increase in illegal connections to avoid payment in areas like Soweto and Hillbrow.
FILE: illegal electricity connection. Image: Christa Eybers / EWN.
JOHANNESBURG – As more people find themselves in dire financial straits due to the impact of COVID-19, Eskom calls on customers not to resort to illegally connecting their homes to the network.
The company has seen an increase in illegal connections to avoid payment in areas like Soweto and Hillbrow.
This has now led to some substations being overloaded and exploited.
The decision has been made to implement continuous blackouts in the affected areas.
Now more than ever, South Africans are in difficult financial positions and some have to decide whether to pay for electricity or buy food.
Eskom said he had an established program to help people in distress prevent someone from resorting to crime.
Spokesman Sikonathi Mantshantsha said: “There are programs where households earning R3,200 can go and receive free basic electricity.”
Eskom said he appreciated that many were under financial pressure, but this should not be used to commit a crime and avoid the system.
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Meanwhile, the city of Tshwane is the first subway in Gauteng to provide fee relief measures for its residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Gauteng Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs MEC Lebogang Maile announced the decision on Wednesday.
“The city’s revenue collection mechanisms have been improved and in April it raised more revenue than initially projected and is seeking to encourage residents to pay their bills through measures such as reducing interest on older debts and vacations. payment “.
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