Gauteng: City Power says over 100 complexes in Midrand have failed to pay their power bills

While City Power has embarked on an intensive drive to collect the outstanding debt to the tune of R4.9 billion, about 107 residential complexes in Midrand have been found to have connected electricity illegally, Midrand Reporter reports.

Spokesperson for City Power Isaac Mangena said that by late February, they had identified a number of 107 residential complexes to have bridged electricity.

“The number could have increased from then,” he said.

Mangena added that over 37 000 accounts were in default with the utility, including 480 large power users such as manufacturing and mines, over 10 400 businesses and 104 government departments comprising schools and hospitals. Furthermore, more than 26 600 residential accounts were outstanding.

“We have since realised that most residential complexes around Midrand have bridged electricity. We have identified those complexes and we will be visiting them soon. We appeal to those that know they have done anything illegal and are not being billed for electricity – to come forward so we could make arrangement and install a meter.”