SESB staff urged to keep overhead lines clear
Published on: Friday, October 18, 2019
Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) staff have been instructed to be more diligent in keeping the firm’s overhead lines in one part of Keningau free of foreign objects.
A SESB spokeswoman said its staff had inspected Jalan Bingkor and confirmed that the trees growing near its cables along the stretch were overgrown.
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She said these trees were pruned shortly after this inspection.
“This work is carried out every two months, according to a fixed schedule,” she said.
“However, if need be, our staff will trim the trees even before this work is next meant to be done.”
To this end, she urged the public to report any irregularities involving the electricity cables directly to the firm’s attention, so these problems could be resolved as soon as possible.
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TOM of Keningau feared the possibility of blackouts occurring in the area if the overhead lines were damaged.
He said rural folks living in Kg Bunsit and Kg Buang Sayang, which were located off the road, would be unduly inconvenienced if an outage occurred.
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“There is a high possibility of the branches snapping and falling onto the cables the next time there are strong winds or a thunderstorm,” he said.
“Any outage caused because of this damage can be avoided if only the local authorities or SESB takes the trouble to trim the trees before hand.”
He said he had contacted the District Council about this, only to be informed that this matter was outside the agency’s control.
“Owing to this, I contacted SESB. One of the company’s employees came down to photograph the problem shortly thereafter.
“He told me that he would have to apply for funds to have the trees pruned.”
Tom was at a loss to understand why the trees were not pruned regularly.
“Such action will go a long way to preventing the electricity supply to the homes along the road from being disrupted.”
He hoped SESB would intervene to prevent consumers from being unnecessarily inconvenienced.
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Tom provided Hotline with the location of the cables in question. This information was forwarded to the firm. (SS)