Parts of Cape Town to face seven-hour power outages in January
The City of Cape Town will carry out maintenance on the electricity infrastructure, resulting in a seven-hour power outage.
Parts of Cape Town will experience seven-hour power outages due to maintenance on essential electricity infrastructure over two days in January.
The critical electricity supply interruptions for infrastructure repairs will be carried out on 27 and 29 January from 08:30 to 16:00, if all goes to plan.
CAPE TOWN AREAS SET TO FACE SEVEN-HOUR POWER OUTAGES
The City of Cape Town has noted that interruptions to the electricity supply will only affect the highlighted area on the maps and will only occur on the specified date if all goes to plan.
To view the area outage maps, visit:
| Tuesday, 27 January | Marleen Road substation (Tambo Village, Manenberg): https://bit.ly/4q9Pshv Phoenix Village substation (Tambo Village, Manenberg): https://bit.ly/4jsniMa |
| Thursday, 29 January | Zenith Road substation (Welcome Estate): https://bit.ly/4jv9IrF Frantz Road substation (Welcome Estate): https://bit.ly/45IbyiW |
POWER COULD BE RESTORED ANYTIME
Moreover, the metro municipality 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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