Eskom has, since the beginning of the year, replaced at least 66 transformers every month. Network overloading has resurfaced in some areas due to electricity theft. Electricity theft includes illegal connections, network equipment theft, vandalism, meter bypasses and tampering, unauthorised network operations and purchasing electricity from illegal vendors. SA: No loadshedding, but other threats to electricity supply persistTo date, Eskom said it has replaced 400 transformers damaged by network overloading since January 2024. “Overloaded transformers as a result of electricity theft present a serious risk to human life.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 13, 2024 08:47 UTC