By SANFROSSA MANYINDATHE Copperbelt Energy Cooperation (CEC) says theft and vandalism of the company’s installations has continued to be a major source of concern.The power utility firm said theft of it’s copper conductors on its transmission line remained the number one threat to the operational security of the network.CEC Managing Director Owen Silavwe said these thefts were mainly experienced in Chingola and Chililabombwe towns.Mr Silavwe observed that the majority of transmission lines carrying copper conductors had been left susceptible to the thefts due to the expansion of local market for copper.He said this was because unscrupulous copper traders and semi-copper smelters providing a ready market for stolen conductors had mushroomed across the Copperbelt“We have continued to see a significant increase in vandalism and theft of copper conductors on the line infrastructure including earthing conductors and cables in substations.“A total of 44 incidents were reported during the review period of 2020 compared to 22 in 2019. […]
VANDALISM WORRIES CEC
