Metro technicians work to restore power
Power to be restored to Albemarle, Dinwiddie and Norton Small Farms by 5pm today - says metro.
The GCN has received several reports from disgruntled residents of both Albemarle and Dinwiddie.
Residents reported that their power has been out since yesterday (Tuesday) morning without explanation from the metro.
The GCN approached the metro to get urgent comment on the matter.
The divisional head of the metro’s department of communication and brands management, Mandlakazi Mpahlwa-Sigcawu said, “The metro assures Germiston residents and businesses that technicians are working tirelessly around the clock to restore power to all the affected areas.
“Power was reported to have gone off yesterday between 10am and 11am due to two damaged underground 33Kv ring feed cables supplying power to the Albemarle substation.
“The affected areas are Albemarle, Dinwiddie and Norton Small Farms.
“Upon investigating the cause of the outage, technicians discovered that the cables to be repaired are situated very deep underground, requiring the use of excavating machines.
“Technicians drilled into one of the cables resulting in repair works taking longer than what was expected.
“Power is expected to be restored this afternoon by 5pm (Wednesday).
“In the interim residents are urged to treat all electrical networks and equipment as electrically alive.
“The municipality apologises for any inconvenience caused.”
