City Power installed 167 streetlights in Midrand, Johannesburg. The City’s Mayor Councillor Herman Mashaba said City Power used 11,5 metre poles and 250 Watts Luminaries to keep the lights out of reach from vandals.
Mashaba added that this is to ensure that the streets are lit at night.
“City of Johannesburg also switched on another 99 public lights on Olifantsfontein, in Midrand. 266 streetlights were installed at a cost of R1, 6 million and employment of 20 local labourers. During the course of both 2017/18 and 2018/19 financial year, City Power has installed a total of 2 020 new streetlights across Johannesburg”, he said.
Mashaba went on to say that 40 million has been invested on installation of new streetlights on 2018/19 financial year. He said the City will continue to deliver a change to the community.
“Many installations and maintenance projects are taking place throughout the City. While new streetlights are being installed, City Power continues to maintain over 270,000 existing streetlights. We encourage residents to report vandalism of our infrastructure, including street lights therefore to ensure speedy repair and restoration”, said Mashaba.
Residents are urged to report vandalism or criminality anonymously to 0800 002 587. Mashaba said they should also report non-functional streetlights to 0860 562 874.
