13. Department of Energy . KSD Municipality received R16m and R8m respectively for bulk upgrades and electrification from the Department of Energy. . Electrification started in Zimbane and Ilitha for 1082 households for R7,5m . A request was made to use Mthatha West electrification funds to upgrade Thornhill substation as it is currently overloaded . KSD is currently preparing the detail designs to go out on tender to upgrade Sidwadwa and Thornhill substations with the existing funds . KSD did put in funding applications to DME for the upgrade of Sidwadwa and Thornhill substations as well as the upgrade of the network and distribution systems in 2009