It's always amazing when citizens come together on #FirstThursday to share their ideas/concerns with Premier Premier Alan Winde, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, and our colleagues Ald. Xanthea Limberg Western Cape Gov City of Cape Town continue to enhance services and make our city and province even better.

🇿🇦 No DNA, just RSA. Well done Bokke! 🔥

Cape Town's new Energy Training Centre is training artisans to maintain and upgrade the city's electricity infrastructure. By year-end, over 273 learners will be qualified electricians. Read more: bit.ly/4ekuy9d #CTNews #Energy

I’m excited with this progress. 🤩 We've significantly scaled up our streetlight repair programme with additional teams and security measures to safeguard our staff and infrastructure. These crucial interventions are producing great results. #LetsAct💡

In just 14 days, we've tackled over 5,500 service requests for vandalised and faulty streetlights. Our focused efforts are making a real difference, increasing the momentum from our recent successes. Let's keep our communities shining brighter together. #ProtectYourPower💡

The City's innovative small-scale solar PV projects are bringing solar panels to municipal facilities, cutting costs and decreasing reliance on traditional energy sources. Together, we’re paving the way for a more sustainable city. youtube.com/watch?v=Ux36ZM…

Cape Town is the first metro in SA to start construction on its own solar power plant! 🏗️☀️🔋 Construction got underway today in Atlantis! As we face another massive Eskom price hike, it's vital that we secure our city's energy future with more affordable and cleaner

💡Khayelitsha: Progress on our R3.5 million project to increase public lighting in the area! This will increase safety for residents and empower our neighborhood watch groups! 👮‍♀️👏 Read more: tinyurl.com/mn24tdd4

I have just delivered the City of Cape Town’s outright rejection of Eskom’s 44% tariff hike at the Nersa public hearings. We view Eskom’s tariff ask as outrageous, unaffordable and unthinkable. Communities simply cannot afford to pay a cent further toward Eskom inefficiencies.

No need to panic if you're a City-supplied customer. The update programme for City customers is complete. If you're still unsure about your update, call the City's call centre on 0860 103 089 or WhatsApp us on 060 018 1505. Eskom customers should reach out to Eskom directly.

I’ve spent a few evenings with our electricity teams assessing the work that started some nine months when we kickstarted our streetlight programme to increase burn rate levels across the metro. Cape Town is season ready and has a festive glow for both residents and visitors.

Cape Town, we’ve got your back! 🔋 The City will immediately activate two stages of load-shedding protection until 10pm tonight, and from 6am to noon on Saturday. Please monitor City of Cape Town accounts for updates if Eskom's load-shedding persists.

The City of Cape Town’s Electricity department has activated our load-shedding response strategy to mitigate against 2-stages of Eskom’s power cuts at peak times, ensuring residents and businesses are protected. Lookout for updates on City of Cape Town. 🔋

The City’s R6 million underground electricity cabling project in Sea Point is nearing completion and is one of the City’s interventions to combat crises level electricity infrastructure vandalism across the metro. See: bit.ly/4iG6hN3 #CTNews #Energy

Bellville South Main substation investment of R87,5 m enhances reliable power supply. The City’s #Energy Directorate is carrying out major upgrades to its electricity infrastructure and investing substantially to strengthen the grid. See: bit.ly/4kdMtC5 #CTNews

I am out with the City’s energy officials in Matroosfontein, electricity teams are undertaking streetlight maintenance and installing new energy efficient LED lamps. The City has a network of over 240 000 streetlights and we continue to invest making communities brighter.

Spending the day in Manenberg with ward 30 Councillor, Deidree de Vos. The City of Cape Town’s Energy Directorate is leading a public outreach on electricity & account queries, joined by teams from Revenue and Public Housing. A strong, united front for focused access to service delivery.

SA’s first: Cape Town’s homegrown solar power plant shines bright! ☀️🔋 12 850 panels under construction in Atlantis 🏗️, creating local jobs 👷‍♂️ and cutting reliance on Eskom 💡. More info: tinyurl.com/mvduf8bh

We’re excited about the progress of this project. Not only will it allow us to produce clean energy, it will also stimulate the local economy with an emerging renewable energy sector that will skill & employ young Capetonians in years ahead. A key part of our Energy Strategy.

City energy teams attended to more than 9 800 streetlight repairs over July, out of a total of approximately 35 000 electricity-related service requests. See: bit.ly/46V6dqg