The supply of electricity to populations through well-known private PTs was considered an illegal practice by the management of the National Electricity Distribution Company (ENDE), having clarified that this is the only institution in the country dedicated to this purpose.
The revelation was made by the executive administrator of ENDE, Sérgio Dindanda, who explained that the term private PT emerged from applicants requesting a certain energy power greater than 49.9 kVa, at which point it ceases to be a low voltage customer and a PT is installed.
However, according to this person, it was found that over the years, these customers who requested a PT to power a certain institution, for example a large company, following its bankruptcy, instead of handing over the equipment to ENDE management, passed selling energy to the population. Sérgio Dindanda clarified that, although ENDE is aware of the illegality of the act, the company does not deactivate the medium because it recognizes its inability to serve certain areas of Luanda and the country.
The administrator said that, every time the company tried to cut off the energy supply through private PTs, people and administrations went to ENDE to protest. Therefore, he added, as long as energy is not reached in these areas, the situation allows. “It is not the practice of private PTs to distribute electricity to the population.
The objective of having a private PT is solely to serve your installations, taking into account the power it requires. Private PTs are not meant to supply energy to other people”, he revealed, noting that “the monopoly is with ENDE”. “ENDE is the only company dedicated to distributing electricity throughout the country,” he said.
“We have mapping of all PTs that sell electricity”
ENDE’s executive director added that his institution is not blind to the existence of this activity, the extinction of which depends on increasing the company’s capacity to accelerate the distribution of the good. Sérgio Dindanda guaranteed that the national company has mapped all the PTs that are dedicated to selling electricity, but that, when ENDE arrives in these communities, the equipment will be deactivated. “We have mapping of all PTs that sell electricity, whenever we arrive in these areas, we ask them to deactivate”, he said.
At this point, the person in charge mentioned that the company needs to cover part of the municipalities of Cacuaco, Cazenga, Viana and Belas with electricity, starting with the Ramiros area. Efforts are also directed at taking the property to the areas of Cabo Ledo, Quissama and Barra do Kwanza, where, despite electricity from the public grid already being installed, there is a need to increase the electrification rate. “In these areas, there are private PTs, mainly in the Green Zone. In Viana, at kilometer 30, Cacuaco-Funda, we still have some PTs selling electricity”, he pointed out.
ENDE denies collaboration from employees
The company’s executive director denied any involvement of employees in these types of practices, supporting his position with the fact that they were discouraged due to internal rules, violation of which might result in expulsion. On the other hand, he also refuted the thesis according to which there are influential people in charge of these businesses, and that they hinder the process of installing electricity from the public network.
The person in charge explained that ENDE has goals to achieve, and that its mission is to maintain the regularity and quality of electricity supply. “There is no question that these private entities prevent ENDE from bringing energy to these communities,” he said. Sérgio Dindanda also mentioned that disorderly constructions have a negative impact on the distribution process, explaining that there are areas where only six stations would be needed, but, taking into account the configuration of the neighborhoods themselves, ENDE has to place ten stations. “This increases the cost.”
