The Metropolis of Ekurhuleni (CoE) has make clear the studies of no less than 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 stated their social gathering obtained an audit report from the division that exposed no less than R65m value of stock is gathering mud on the depots.
She acknowledged a number of the a number of thousands and thousands 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 fundamental and most sought-after gadgets corresponding to gentle 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 stated:
Based on a report by the Power Division, there’s at present R65m value of stock on the Boksburg warehouse.
There’s additionally an extra R14m of stock that was final utilized in 2022. Is that this true, if not, please shed some gentle on this matter.
There’s an power depot in Boksburg and behind it’s a finance retailer the place they draw a lot of the day-to-day supplies every now and then.
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 must 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 gentle 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 isn’t? How is town planning to appropriate 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 might not be obtainable in Boksburg shops could be drawn from one other retailer throughout the metropolis. It’s not sensible for shops to maintain all supplies for spares and day-to-day operations.
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Some unused stock gathering mud apparently contains pay as you go single-phase meters valued at R25m; diesel at R15m; inexperienced refuse baggage of R13m; and community rotators costing R13,6m. Is that this appropriate?
About single-phase meters, the division is remitted to reply to meter-related queries. Because of this, inventory is saved at shops to take care of queries timeously. The worth of single-phase meters and meter-related inventory is R20.27m.
The Information Concentrators (Airs) are for the IMMS System and had been procured in 2023/24 to exchange the ageing present Airs in Thembisa because the funds 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 lowering as we exchange the outdated items and defective ones on website.
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