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Illegal Connections - high price to pay
An individual attempting an illegal connection on Saturday 4th August not only caused a power outage in New Dawn Park, but was also subsequently shocked and died on the scene.
The man who hooked a piece of standard wire over an 11KV bare overhead line had run the wire across a ravine from New Dawn Park, Pacaltsdorp
to informal settlement, All Bricks in Thembalethu. The bare wires ran knee high through an area which is often used as a play area by children. George Municipality strongly condemns such illegal connections as they not only pose a risk to the life of the person attempting the connection but also are of extreme danger to any child, adult or animal that could have walked into the area.
Furthermore the illegal connections draw more electricity from the network than anticipated, which causes power failures and inconveniences to law abiding paying customers. Communities must be alert to the basics of safe electricity usage and the risks associated with electricity theft, meter tampering, bypassing and illegal connections. Report all tampering or electricity theft to George Electro-Technical Offices during work hours 044 8019222 and after hours 044 8016300.
A full investigation will be carried out in regard to this incident. The direct costs to the municipality for repairing damage caused by such incidents amounts to approximately R10 000.
Caption: On the left, Cllr Edmund Bussack, Portfolio Councillor Electro-Technical Services and Paul Gerber, Deputy Director Electro-Technical Services review the site on Saturday following the unfortunate incident.
Onwettige kragverbindings - hoë prys om te betaal
'n Individu wat op Saterdag 4 Augustus 'n onwettige kragverbinding probeer installeer het, het nie net 'n kragonderbreking in New Dawn Park veroorsaak nie, maar is ook geskok en het op die toneel gesterf.
Die man wat 'n stukkie standaard draad oor 'n kaal oorhoofse lyn van 11KV gehak het, het die draad oor 'n kloof vanaf New Dawn Park, Pacaltsdorp tot by die informele nedersetting, All Bricks in Thembalethu probeer span. Die kaal drade het kniehoogte gehardloop deur 'n gebied wat dikwels as 'n speelarea deur kinders gebruik word. George Munisipaliteit veroordeel sulke onwettige kragverbindings sterk omdat hulle nie net 'n risiko vir die lewe van die persoon wat die verbinding probeer doen inhou nie, maar ook 'n uiterste gevaar is vir enige kind, volwassene of dier wat in die gebied loop.
Daarbenewens trek die onwettige verbindings meer elektrisiteit uit die netwerk as waarvoor dit ontwerp is en dit veroorsaak kragonderbrekings en ongerief vir wettige kliënte. Gemeenskappe moet waaksaam wees vir die basiese beginsels van veilige elektrisiteitsverbruik en die risiko's wat verband hou met elektrisiteitsdiefstal, meter peutering, omseil- en onwettige verbindings. Meld alle knoeiery of elektrisiteitsdiefstal aan George Electro-Technical Kantoor gedurende werksure 044 8019222 en na-ure 044 8016300.
'n Volledige ondersoek sal uitgevoer word met betrekking tot hierdie voorval. Die direkte koste aan die munisipaliteit vir die herstel van soortegelyke skade beloop ongeveer R10 000.
Foto: Rdl Edmund Bussack, Portefeulje raadslid vir Elektrotegniesedienste en Paul Gerber, Adjunk-direkteur Elektrotegniesedienste, op die toneel Saterdag na die ongelukkige voorval.