City Power make progress towards green energy solutions
"It’s under the veil of darkness that crime increases so as a matter of urgency City Power will be rolling out solar powered high mast lighting in crime prone areas."
On Wednesday, November 2 the Environment and Infrastructure Services Department (EISD) confirmed through a media statement that City Power is partnering with the Department of Mineral Resources & Energy (DMRE) to procure and roll out 15 000 solar water geysers to needy homes in Johannesburg as the multiparty government embraces green energy.
DMRE will be supplying the City of Johannesburg with the first batch of 15 000 solar water geysers at no cost to the City.
MMC for EISD Councillor Michael Sun said he is proud of the progress made by City Power in proactively finding green energy solutions and keep to the promises made to our residents.
He also added that the CEO of City Power Tshifularo Mashava and her team are crafting a blueprint to start rolling this out to the neediest homes in the City of Gold.
City Power will develop criteria for the beneficiaries and prioritise orphanages, hospices, old age homes and animal shelters.
The implementation of the solar geyser project also creates an opportunity for DMRE to train City Power technicians, community-based electricians and SMMEs and ensure that these opportunities be offered to the communities where the solar water geysers will be installed.
The power utility will soon be launching a solar powered high masts lighting program in vulnerable areas that are prone to spurts of crime during load-shedding.
“We are determined to improve public lighting and safety in our communities. It’s under the veil of darkness that crime increases so as a matter of urgency City Power will be rolling out solar powered high mast lighting in crime prone areas.”
The solar high masts are expected to be rolled out in December and will also be fitted in areas where there is not provision for electricity.
The tenders for the solar powered masts as well as the fitment of solar panels at City Power Reuven headquarters are currently being evaluated.
“We refuse to simply talk about embracing green energy solutions, this multiparty government does what it says and the good news doesn’t just end there,” said Councillor Sun.
City Power has also partnered with Joburg Markets to fit the market roofs with solar panels so the market can move to green and renewable energy and according to Councillor Sun with the electricity saved there, it will be fed back into the grid for areas in need.
