Behind SA’s illegal electricity racket
As South Africa’s ailing grid fails and power utility Eskom sinks further into debt, the business of illegal electricity connections is thriving. Beleaguered municipalities are struggling to get on top of the issue
01 June 2023 - 05:03
Illegal power connections are placing increasing strain on South Africa’s already failing electricity grid. And the country’s municipalities — most of them in dire financial straits themselves — simply aren’t coping with the problem. In something of a vicious circle, this may hamper their ability to benefit from the National Treasury’s Eskom debt write-off plan.
Electricity losses are no small matter...
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