Crime in SA | Mini-substation recovered after a decade

JOHANNESBURG - A substation stolen 10 years ago has been found in Lenasia South in Johannesburg.

The owner of the hardware store has now been arrested.

It was discovered during a City Power revenue collection drive on Wednesday.

The 11 kilowatt mini-substation disappeared from the utility’s Booysens premises in 2014.

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Records show that at the time, four mini-substations were purchased, but one disappeared without a trace.

Authorities discovered it after a new business requested to be connected to the grid using the mini-sub.

The cost of the substation is estimated at R400,000. They also found a 1 kilometre connecting cable worth R900,000.