The City of Cape Town electricity and generation teams will conduct a seven-hour power outage to maintain essential electricity infrastructure over four weeks in Bridgetown and Silvertownon Tuesday, 13 May.
The maintenance work will be carried out on 13 May from 8:30 to 16:00, if all goes to plan, resulting in electricity supply interruptions.
PARTS OF CAPE TOWN TO EXPERIENCE 7-HOUR POWER OUTAGE ON TUESDAY
The City of Cape Town said it is important to note that interruptions to the electricity supply will only impact the highlighted areas on the maps and only on the relevant date.
To view the area outage maps, you can visit:
The next planned power outages by the City of Cape Town will take place as follows:
POWER COULD BE RESTORED ANYTIME
Further, the City of Cape Town has warned that electricity supply could be restored at any time and urged customers to treat all electrical installations as live for the full duration of the planned maintenance work.
“Residents are encouraged to switch off appliances as a precaution and to avoid damage caused by power surges when the power comes back on.
“The City of Cape Town apologises for any inconvenience caused and thanks residents for their cooperation and understanding,” the metro municipality said.
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