City Power disconnects two major inner-city businesses

By Levy Masiteng 

City Power has disconnected two major inner-city businesses, a prominent Hillbrow nightclub and a shopping complex with residential flats, after they racked up a combined electricity debt of nearly R25 million, marking another high-profile strike in the City of Johannesburg’s inner-city crackdown.

The operation, carried out on Tuesday, was led by the office of the Executive Mayor, Councillor Dada Morero, under the Mayoral High-Impact Service Delivery Programme. 

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During the operation, Emergency Management Services (EMS) and the city’s Building Control Unit found that the well-known Hillbrow nightclub, Summit, had an outstanding electricity debt of R2.6 million. 

Although one registered meter was up to date, a second meter was in default and was disconnected. 

The officials said the business was also found to be in breach of regulations for doing internal alterations without approved building plans.

“This