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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has shown concern over the increasing trend of copper cables in some villages of Maseru and other districts. In an exclusive interview with Informative Newspaper on Wednesday, LEC Public<\/p>\n

Relations Manager Adv. Makhetha Mot\u0161oari stated that LEC spend M10 million in the past financial year replacing stolen copper. He stated that the company has recently received reports of cable theft from villagers<\/p>\n

of Ha Leqele, Ha Abia and Qoaling in Maseru, parts of Mohale\u2019s Hoek, Maputsoe Leribe and Mokhethoaneng in Berea. He said the residents in these areas complained of power cut caused by stolen cables.<\/p>\n

\u201cNormally this incidents of cable theft happen during the night while people are in their homes watching televisions. One would assume there is a power cut<\/p>\n

only to find that it is caused by a cable which has just been stolen,\u201d he said. He continued to say the suspicion is that these copper cables are sold to scrap<\/p>\n

yards or used to illegally connect electricity to some households. He said lately LEC has resorted to using yellow cable which is also written LEC so that<\/p>\n

it can be easily identified while stolen. He said they now use aluminum cables instead of copper for making connections as they are not easily stolen.<\/p>\n

Mot\u0161oari further said cables theft has negative consequences to their company because when a cable is stolen, this means the company will have to take out<\/p>\n

money to buy another one, saying this affects their budget badly. He said the other challenge caused by this is that it disrupts their connections which leads to poor connections and also affects the residents.<\/p>\n

He said businesses and health care centres located in these areas are also affected. Mot\u0161oari further highlighted that LEC has embarked on an initiative to raise awareness<\/p>\n

on the impact of cables theft through the media and is also hosting public gatherings with the assistance of Chiefs and Community Councilors nationwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt these gatherings, we show villagers how to take care of LEC equipment and the importance of doing so. .<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Lesotho<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has shown concern over the increasing trend of copper cables in some villages of Maseru and other districts. In an exclusive interview with Informative Newspaper on Wednesday, LEC Public Relations Manager Adv. Makhetha Mot\u0161oari stated that LEC spend M10 million in the past financial year replacing stolen copper. 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