Power outage update: Faulty cable disrupting Mbombela’s power still not located
Power has been disrupted since early Monday morning, May 5.
A work crew for the City of Mbombela are on-site at the Anderson Street substation. The crew is currently digging to locate the faulty cable causing the power outage in Mbombela today, May 5.
The City of Mbombela’s spokesperson, Joseph Ngala, said that technicians cannot yet confirm how much damage needs to be addressed, or advise on a remedy. Ngala said there is no estimated time of power restoration.
The city has been without power since early this morning. The Delta substation also experienced some interruptions last night, May 4, but these have been fixed.
Due to the prolonged outage, Silulumanzi urges its customers to use water sparingly as reservoir levels are running low. The lack of power could also affect the normal distribution of water.
Power outage update: No ETA for power access in Mbombela – 13:00
A power failure has been pin-pointed at Anderson substation in the Mbombela CBD. Some cables there have been found to be faulty.
This follows a major power outage from early this morning, May 5, affecting the CBD and surrounding areas.
The City of Mbombela has not provided an estimated time of power restoration.
Traffic pointsmen are expected to be deployed at major traffic intersections to assist with midday traffic
Mbombela in the dark, cable fault suspected – 09:00
The City of Mbombela (CoM) and surrounding areas woke up to a power outage this morning, May 5.
The CoM’s spokesperson, Joseph Ngala, said that technicians are busy trying to establish the cause.
“We suspect a cable fault between the Delta and Anderson substations. We are currently trying to locate and test the line to establish the exact location of the fault. Progress was delayed due to the darkness. We will update when more details are available,” he said.
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The outage resulted in non-working robots at major intersections in the CBD. However, traffic pointsmen have been deployed at various key intersections, including the R40.
* This article has been amended since it was first published to reflect updates regarding the power outage.
