Power outage in Alexandra not load-shedding
ALEXANDRA – The areas that are affected by the power outage include homes at 2nd Avenue to 16th Avenues, between Florence Mphosho Street and Richard Baloyi street.
City Power has confirmed that the power outage that is currently being experienced by the community of Alexandra is an emergency shutdown of the Vasco Da Gama substation in Alexandra.
City Power said this was because of maintenance they were currently doing on the network. “The shutdown is to enable technicians to repair a damaged cable in the area,” it said.
“The maintenance started at 10am and we are hoping to restore power by 2.30pm should everything go according to plan”
The areas that are affected by this include homes on 2nd to 16th avenues between Florence Mphosho Street and Richard Baloyi street.
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Technicians currently busy with repairs following a shutdown at Vasco substation. pic.twitter.com/ZqWPdTgCrl— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) February 14, 2020
City Power apologised to the residents for the inconvenience caused by the outage.
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