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SA firm restores power to Gaza

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    The South African electricity company, ESKOM, has provided about US $360,000 from its flood relief fund to repair damaged power lines and other electrical equipment in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza, news reports said on Thursday.

    Reports said that a team from ESKOM arrived in Mozambique on 9 August and within 11 days had restored the power supply to the town of Chibuto. This town draws its power from the neighbouring district of Chokwe, and during the flooding of the Limpopo river several pylons on the transmission line were washed away.

    Under an agreement with the Mozambican Electricity Company - EDM, ESKOM is working to restore electricity supplies in the Chokwe region back to their pre-flood situation. This involves the reconstruction of transformer installations, low voltage distribution networks and kiosks and cable networks.

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