As part of restoring dignity to disadvantaged communities in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality; over 400 homes in Airport Valley, Walmer, are now connected to the Municipal grid through a state subsidised innovative electrification programme.
“The newly connected houses are now on the official Municipal grid, complete with a 20 Amp service and a prepaid meter.”
– Athol Trollip, Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor
To date, the Municipality has switched-on a total of 760 households in Walmer and KwaNobuhle.
The state subsidised and informal housing electrification programme in the Airport Valley community is the first phase of the Walmer Informal Electrification programme which the Municipality is rolling out.