Cape Times 27 March 2012.
SOUTH Africa’s electricity infrastructure maintenance backlog is alarming. Power shortages have restricted Eskom’s ability to maintain its aged power lines and transformers as often as needed.
But the backlog in maintaining the municipal supply network is worse. According to the Department of Energy, municipalities’ grid maintenance backlog stands at R35 billion and is growing at R2.6bn annually…
Electricity Governance Initiative - South Africa 