SESB to check on Luyang power lines
Published on: Friday, November 15, 2019
Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) will check on the condition of some trees in a Luyang neighbourhood, following a homeowner’s claims that the branches had encroached into the path of the company’s power lines.
A SESB spokeswoman said its staff would have to verify these claims.
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“We will have to determine whether the greenery is growing on private or public land,” she said.
“If the trees belong to a resident here, the individual will be asked to either prune the branches or to give us permission to do so.”
She said the firm would arrange to trim the trees if the former proved to be the case.
ALCIA of Penampang feared the possibility of a blackout occurring in the area if the overhead lines were damaged.
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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,” she 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.”
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She said she had contacted the local authorities 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.”
Alicia 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.”
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