The City of Ekurhuleni is currently conducting a reconfiguration of its network to sustain the electricity supply to Kempton Park.
This, according to metro spokesperson Themba Gadebe will require the temporary disconnection of the Van Riebeeck Park substation.
“Terenure, Van Riebeeck Park, Edleen and Kempton Park West will be without power during switching for 30 minutes most,” he said.
In the meantime, ward councillor Jaco Terblanche believes the City of Ekurhuleni is “ambitious” to believe they will have power restored by Tuesday afternoon.Terblanche believes the City would only be able to restore power to the areas which are still out by Thursday afternoon.
These areas are Norkem Park, parts of Birchleigh, Allen Grove, Nimrod Park, Witfontein and Glen Marais.
Gadebe refuted this and said the metro was still on schedule to restore all power by Tuesday at 6pm.
“We ask residents not to create panic by providing misinformation. The City has regular updates and will continue to do so until the situation is back to normal,” he added.
Terblanche said although cable theft caused the explosion in the first place, damage could have been limited had better maintenance been done.
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• ALERT: No more power to be restored until Tuesday night
POWER UPDATE: KEMPTON PARK - Our team is still on schedule to start restoring power to the remaining affected areas on Tuesday 18h00. These areas affected include:
— CITY OF EKURHULENI (@City_Ekurhuleni) June 10, 2019
Norkem Park, parts of Birchleigh, Allen Grove, Nimrod Park, Witfontein and Glen Marais.
