23 MAY 2016AlCircle.com
Zesa to upgrade technology to curb theft and replace copper cables with aluminium cables
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Zesa Holdings of Zimbabwe has said it has lost equipment and infrastructure worth $14.1 million between 2011 and 2015 to vandalism. The national power utility is now taking proactive measures to upgrade its infrastructure and technology, which include replacing copper cables with aluminium cables and other electrical equipment in the near term.
"In mitigation, we are replacing all copper cables, conductors with aluminium cables which are better transmission of electricity. The replacement of cables is an on-going exercise in an attempt to curb this vice," Zesa said in a statement.
The company said it was also looking at better security mechanism to protect the aluminium cables.
"We are looking at new technologies that have come through, which involves new properties in transformer oils, which if used for any other purposes other than transformers will damage engines," Zesa said.
This comes after the Zimbabwe Republic Police last year recovered 30 tonnes of electricity cables worth more than $600,000.
"In mitigation, we are replacing all copper cables, conductors with aluminium cables which are better transmission of electricity. The replacement of cables is an on-going exercise in an attempt to curb this vice," Zesa said in a statement.
The company said it was also looking at better security mechanism to protect the aluminium cables.
"We are looking at new technologies that have come through, which involves new properties in transformer oils, which if used for any other purposes other than transformers will damage engines," Zesa said.
This comes after the Zimbabwe Republic Police last year recovered 30 tonnes of electricity cables worth more than $600,000.
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