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City Power will collapse

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City Power “will collapse” if R200 surcharge is scrapped

By: Natasha Archary Image: DA City Power will collapse if the utility scraps the R200 prepaid electricity surcharge which hit Johannesburg residents hard from 01 July. This according to City Power Board Chair, Bonolo Ramokhele who said the monthly fee is necessary in order to maintain infrastructure. According to Ramokhele every municipality across the country has similar charges, and residents were warned a few years ago that this charge would […]

today26/07/2024

R200 monthly prepaid electricity surcharge

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Joburg residents hit with R200 monthly prepaid electricity surcharge

By: Natasha Archary Image: Adobe Stock Johannesburg residents are fuming after City Power implemented a R200 monthly prepaid electricity surcharge that kicked in from Monday, 01 July. The new charges will mean residential prepaid customers are expected to pay a monthly service fee of R70, and a R130 network capacity charge. This R200 fee excludes VAT, and will charged on top of the 12.72% tariff increase that also came into […]

today02/07/2024

Minister of Electricity update

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City Power owes Eskom over R1 billion

By: Natasha Archary image: Eskom City Power owes Eskom over R1 billion, leaving the state-owned entity with no option but to approach the High Court. In a statement, Eskom says City Power started defaulting on payments from October 2023 and no payment was received for March 2024. Eskom has denied City Power's claims of unresolved disputes regarding potential overbilling that dates back to 2021, and says regardless of a dispute, […]

today08/05/2024

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City Power set to evaluate the extent of the damage of the Joburg underground fire

Zuko Komisa Image | @JoburgMPD/ X It is expected that City Power will assess the extent of the fire's damage to the electrical infrastructure on Thursday morning. This follows the underground fire that happened on Wednesday along the M1 near the Johannesburg CBD.Preliminary investigations revealed that a cable connecting the Fordsburg substation to the Braamfontein substation caught fire due to suspected cable theft and vandalism.This occurred when the utility team […]

today02/05/2024

more water challenges

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JHB residents deal with more water challenges as repairs commence

By: Natasha Archary Image: Adobe Stock Johannesburg residents are dealing with more water challenges on Tuesday, 05 March as repairs to the Eikenhof substation commences. This after lightning struck the Eikenhof pump station over the weekend, resulting in a widespread water outage affecting most parts of the city from Friday evening, 01 March. On Monday, 04 March many areas were still experiencing low water pressure, while some taps were dry […]

today05/03/2024

disconnections of hospitals

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City Power abandons disconnections of hospitals

By: Natasha Archary Image: Adobe Stock City Power has abandoned plans to disconnect government hospitals in Johannesburg due to unsettled debt amounting to millions. This after the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) said there were various discrepancies with City Power’s billing for six facilities in the province. On Thursday, 30 November City Power called off its plans to disconnect Charlotte Maxeke Hospital over a R40 million unpaid bill, which was […]

today01/12/2023

City Power electricity bill

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Gauteng Health clarifies outstanding City Power electricity bill

By: Natasha Archary Image: Adobe Stock The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) has clarified the outstanding City Power electricity bills across several facilities, and addresses the threats of disconnection. In a statement issued on Wednesday, 29 November the GDoH says there were various discrepancies with City Power's billing for six facilities in the province. This includes the 6 invoices that were attributed to Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, for which the total […]

today30/11/2023

Candles

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Parts of Roodeport without power for over 16-hours

By: Natasha Archary Candles/ Pexels Parts of Roodepoort has been without power for over 16-hours, as City Power scrambles to respond to over 2 500 faults across the City of Johannesburg. On Wednesday morning, 01 November, residents of Newlands, Greymont, Albertskroon, Bergbron, Delarey, Whiteridge, Maraisburg, Florida Glen, and multiple Northcliff extensions, voiced their frustration with ward councillors over the 16-hour + outage. Residents say the outage occurred on Tuesday afternoon, […]

today01/11/2023

Man working with power cables

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Helen Joseph and Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospitals owe City Power R32 million

By: Natasha Archary Picture: City of Joburg (@CityofJoburgZA) City Power Hursthill Service Delivery Centre (SDC) will be paying Helen Joseph and Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospitals a special visit to hand over disconnection notices. Both facilities owe a combined R32 million to City Power who is embarking on a revenue collection drive in Hursthill and surrounding areas. The Hursthill Service Delivery Centre is trying to recover R13 million from […]

today12/10/2023

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