The Metropolis of Ekurhuleni (CoE) has make clear the experiences of at the least R65m of stock gathering mud on the metropolis’s Power Division depots.
This comes after the Freedom Entrance Plus (FF Plus) claimed poor prioritisation within the procurement of power provides is killing the division’s efficiency.
Denise Janse van Rensburg of the FF Plus mentioned their social gathering obtained an audit report from the division that exposed at the least R65m value of stock is gathering mud on the depots.
She said a number of the a number of tens of millions of rand value of stock are R14m value of much less sought-after gadgets that stay unused and gathered mud so far as 2022.
The essential and most sought-after gadgets similar to mild bulbs are usually not obtainable, negatively affecting service supply and public security.
The Boksburg Advertiser final week reached out to the CoE for touch upon this declare, and this it mentioned:
In keeping with a report by the Power Division, there may be presently R65m value of stock on the Boksburg warehouse.
There may be additionally an extra R14m of stock that was final utilized in 2022. Is that this true, if not, please shed some mild on this matter.
There may be an power depot in Boksburg and behind it’s a finance retailer the place they draw a lot of the day-to-day supplies on occasion.
A current walkthrough on the finance shops revealed 4 500 kVA mini-subs had been within the yard and about 10 drums of cables.
These are day-to-day gadgets utilized by the division and in some situations, shared amongst all different depots all through town.
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The quantities highlighted on this article can’t be confirmed as factual. It ought to be famous that some gadgets on the finance shops are seldom used, like streetlight fittings of high-pressure sodium (HPS), now changed with energy-efficient mild fittings.
These will nonetheless be obtainable at shops and drawn as and when required for spares. A number of gadgets wanted for upkeep and emergency repairs are out of inventory, negatively impacting service supply and public security.
Why are these merchandise in low-demand procurement whereas important stock shouldn’t be? How is town planning to right this or get the respective branches to get their priorities proper to satisfy the demand?
To some extent, this can be true however as indicated, materials is shared amongst all depots. What will not be obtainable in Boksburg shops may be drawn from one other retailer inside the metropolis. It isn’t sensible for shops to maintain all supplies for spares and day-to-day operations.
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Some unused stock gathering mud apparently consists of pay as you go single-phase meters valued at R25m; diesel at R15m; inexperienced refuse luggage of R13m; and community rotators costing R13,6m. Is that this right?
About single-phase meters, the division is remitted to reply to meter-related queries. For that reason, inventory is stored at shops to take care of queries timeously. The worth of single-phase meters and meter-related inventory is R20.27m.
The Knowledge Concentrators (Airs) are for the IMMS System and had been procured in 2023/24 to exchange the ageing present Airs in Thembisa because the finances permits and used for spares within the occasion of failure.
It should even be famous town doesn’t procure the Airs yearly and the power division replenishes the inventory solely when it’s low. The variety of the Airs in inventory is decreasing as we substitute the outdated models and defective ones on web site.
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