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FOUR days of 12-hour power interruptions planned

Residential and industrial areas supplied by the Ester Park substation will be affected during the four-day planned maintenance period.

Technicians from the City of Ekurhuleni will upgrade the electrical components at the Esther Park substation in Kempton Park from Friday, December 13, to Monday, December 16, between 08:00 and 20:00.

This will necessitate a power outage for customers in the residential and industrial areas.

Also read: ANOTHER ‘power supply interruption’ planned for Kempton Park

Areas to be affected include the following:

  • Esther Park
  • Spartan Extension 1 (Plane and Spencer roads)
  • Spartan Extension 3 (Roller, Foreman, Vuurslag, Grader and Lovato roads
  • Spartan Extension 7;
  • Spartan Extension 16 (Platinum, Copper, Bronze, Vuurslag and Felbitem roads
  • Camwood and Gifboom roads.

“The city will do everything necessary to shorten period of outage. Meanwhile, customers are advised to treat electrical networks as live at all times while work is ongoing,” said city spokesperson Zweli Dlamini.

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Charmaine Slater

Editor for the Kempton Express and The Thembisan community newspapers. I am a dedicated journalist with a passion for community journalism and the residents we serve.
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