The City of Cape Town’s Energy Directorate this month started using their brand new high tech five-ton trucks, as part of its infrastructure maintenance programme. The new trucks are fitted with aerial platforms and will enhance maintenance and repairs to electricity infrastructure in the city.

The City continues to invest in its maintenance and repair programmes, and in recent weeks started using its brand new five-ton, aerial-platform trucks. The City has tendered for eight in total at a cost of just over R10 million. Maintenance and infrastructure upgrades play an important role in enhancing the City's electricity provision to residents and businesses.

'The investment in our maintenance vehicles is also in line with the Energy Directorate's vision of providing a safe and reliable power supply to all energy users within the city.

'By allocating sufficient and extra resources to our important infrastructure projects and maintenance programmes, the City hopes to demonstrate its commitment to proving reliable services to residents.

'The new locally manufactured elevating work platforms or cherry pickers, are mechanical devices used to provide temporary access for City staff to electricity infrastructure, usually at height. Residents will often see our staff use this equipment when doing work on streetlights in their communities for example, and we are pleased that this equipment will improve our service delivery.

'While our programmes and investment into the upgrading and maintenance of infrastructure continues so that our infrastructure's lifespan is extended, maintenance to older infrastructure is also ongoing. Between, July and October 2022, the City invested approximately R800 million in its power infrastructure, including repairs, maintenance and critical infrastructure,' said the City's Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Councillor Beverley van Reenen.

Residents may report suspicious activities near electricity infrastructure to both the South African Police Service and the City.

Report damage to municipal electrical infrastructure:

SMS: 31220

Email: power@capetown.gov.za

Anonymous tip-offs welcomed:

Residents can give anonymous tip offs if they are aware of illegal activity, such as illegal connections or unlawful occupations, that are taking place; that has happened or is still to happen. Please call 112 from a cell phone (toll free) and 107 from a landline or 021 480 7700 for emergencies

Source: City Of Cape Town