Eskom will not proceed with cutting power to Rand West City … for now …
According to a statement released by Eskom on Tuesday, 19 November, ‘Eskom has decided not to proceed with the interruptions of power supply at the Rand West City Local Municipality (RWCLM) that was planned to commence on Wednesday, 27 November 2019’.
Read the initial article here:
Eskom to cut power to Rand West due to over R230 million debt
It further reads, ‘Eskom has received substantial submissions by interested parties and is currently in review. This follows the public notice that was published on 18 October 2019. The notice called upon all affected parties to make submissions, written representations or comments indicating why Eskom should or should not proceed with its contemplated interruptions contained in that notice.
‘In order for Eskom to meaningfully engage and consider submissions received, it was seen necessary not to proceed as intended’.
But Eskom’s threat to cut power to Rand West is not over.
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According to Dephane Mokoena, of Eskom’s Gauteng Operating Unit, “We will also continue to engage with all the relevant stakeholders and will inform the public by Wednesday, 4 December 2019 of the outcome of the submissions received and the final decision on the matter.
“Eskom trusts that its decision will encourage the affected parties to put pressure on the municipality to meet [its] constitutional, statutory and contractual obligation and make good on the repayment of the electricity debt.”
