Question NW3905 to the Minister of Public Enterprises
14 December 2023 - NW3905
Van Zyl, Ms A M to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
Whether, with reference to his reply to question 771 on 27 March 2023 and noting that farming areas of Dordrecht, Jamestown and Aliwal North which are serviced by the Aliwal North Eskom Office still experience weekly outages due to the slightest winds and poor weather conditions suggesting unresolved previously reported defects on these lines, he will furnish Ms A M van Zyl with a detailed (a) plan and (b) timeframe aimed at resolving the defects to ensure that these farming areas enjoy stable electricity supply?
Reply:
According to the information received from Eskom
Before February 2023, the Melkspruit area had been experiencing poor electricity supply. During February and March 2023, Eskom arranged planned outages to conduct maintenance on the equipment and power lines in the area. As a result, 80% of the defects on the lines were resolved by Eskom’s construction maintenance teams. The reliability and electricity supply situation has been improving since the planned maintenance took place. There has been a significant reduction in the number of faults per month from 19 faults in February and March 2023 to an average of about four faults per month in the last few months. Eskom continues to closely monitor and clear any faults on the power lines in the area.
Remarks: Approved/Not Approved/Comment
Jacky Molisane P J Gordhan, MP
Acting Director-General Minister
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