Electrical Services

The electricity section is tasked to maintain the existing electrical infrastructure through replacement of outdated equipment and installation of new equipment in order to reduce losses and ensure compliance and aims to reduce electricity backlogs by electrifying informal settlements as identified Council.

The section ensures that access to reliable electricity and is responsible for all aspects of the distribution network of the municipality – the planning, construction, maintenance and protection of the network, and the metering technologies that measure the consumption of customers are all part of this.

  • To provide electricity to the community, households and the business sector
  • Provision of street lights
  • To develop the electrification programme and the section as an undertaking that maximises the value of its electricity supplies and makes effective use of all its resources
  • The transmission and distribution of electricity to all customers