An 8-hour planned power outage is set to take place in 18 suburbs. The outage will occur on three different days in three different suburbs from Tuesday, 18 March 2025 to Thursday, 20 March 2025.
REASON FOR OUTAGE
The power utility stated that the outage was necessary to do maintenance work on their electricity network.
“The interruption is necessary to do essential maintenance work on our network, which is part of our program of constantly striving to provide a better service,” the statement read.
AFFECTED SUBURBS
These are the suburbs that will be affected by the power outage:
On Tuesday, 18 March 2025, from 9:00 to 17:00, at Vorna Valley Substation, these are the suburbs affected:
- All the streets from Vorna Valley
- Kyalami Estate
On Tuesday, 18 March 2025, from 9:00 to 17:00, at Alexandra Substation, these are the suburbs affected:
- 17th to 20th Avenue between Vasco da Gama and Joe Nhlanhla
- 1st to 20th Avenue between London Road and Hofmeyer
- Alexandra Mall
- East bank
- Far east bank
- River Park
- Setswetla
- West bank
On Wednesday, 19 March 2025, from 9:00 to 17:00, at Church Street Switching Station, these are the suburbs affected:
- Gallager Estate
- Nupen
- Richards Drive
- Grand Central Boulevard
- Heather Rd
On Thursday, 20 March 2025, from 9:00 to 17:00, at Bekker Switching Station, these are thesuburbs affected:
- Bekker between Le-Roux and Allandale Rd
- Waterfall Business Park
- Bp Filling Station
UTILITY POLE FIXED AFTER LEFT-LEANING FOR MORE THAN THREE WEEKS
A damaged utility pole has been fixed after it was left leaning for over three weeks in Mogale City following an incident of cable theft.
According to Krugersdorp News, residents Elaine van Aswegen (49) and Theresa Gerber (55) heard a noise outside their home on Trezona Avenue. Upon inspecting the source of the noise, they saw suspects stealing electrical cables which left a nearby pole hanging.
Van Aswegen stated he reported the unstable pole multiple times. However, despite many complaints, the city officials dismissed Van Aswegen’s concerns.
“We kept reporting it, but nothing was done,” said Van Aswegen.
Ward 9 councillor Lynette Zwankhuizen said Mogale City’s electricity division was forced to hire a crane to remove the unstable pole as the one the city had was out of service.
“There was a delay because the municipality’s crane had mechanical issues. As a result, we had to wait for a hired crane before the pole could be repaired,” said Zwankhuizen.
Eventually, the pole was fixed on 7 March 2025. However, some residents believe if they fixed the pole sooner, the extra costs would have been avoided.
Van Aswegen said, “The repairs should have been done immediately, not after three weeks of back-and-forth. If the city had acted sooner, the extra cost to ratepayers could have been avoided.”
It is advised that with service-related issues, residents should send a WhatsApp to 083 787 2814 and call the customer service centre on 0861 664 253.
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