Idolophu yaseBedford eMpuma Koloni izakuba yeyesibini kweli phondo ukucuthelwa umbane nguEskom ukusukela ngoLwesine.
Abosemagunyeni bombane bathe oku kulandela “ukusebenza ngempumelelo” kwe-Adelaide nakuMasipala weNgingqi waseRaymond Mhlaba.
Iprojekthi yonyino lomthwalo ethe yaziswa licandelo elijongene nombane igxile kubathengi abakhethiweyo abaneemitha ezihlakaniphile kwaye iyinxalenye yenyathelo lika-Eskom “lolawulo lwecala lemfuno” eliphunyezwa kwilizwe lonke.
“Ukunciphisa umthwalo wombane ngeemitha ze-smart kuyaphunyezwa ukuze kulunge ngakumbi ukubonelela kunye neemfuno zombane kwigridi ngexesha lenqanaba loku-1 ukuya kwelesi-4 lokucinywa kombane kuvumela abathengi ukuba baqhubeke nokusebenzisa izixhobo eziyimfuneko ezinomthamo ukuya kuthi ga kwi-10 Amperes,” utshilo. UMphathi Jikelele weqela lonxweme, uMbulelo Yedwa.
Uthe abathengi baseBedford abakuthungelwano olunokungena kwemitha ekrelekrele kakhulu ”abayi kucinywa, kodwa umthwalo ulinganiselwe ukuya kuthi ga kwiNqanaba lesi-4”.