Explosion at substation leaves parts of Tshwane without power
While power had been restored to the southern parts of Tshwane, it remained unclear when power would be restored to the east.
An explosion of an isolator, between the Njala 132 KW substation and Waltloo, left several parts of Pretoria without power on Monday morning, Pretoria Rekord reports.
Tshwane metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo said the explosion occurred at around 06:30.
“The blast resulted in a power blackout which affected the southern and eastern parts of Pretoria,” he said.
By mid-morning, however, power was restored to a few neighbourhoods in the southern parts of Pretoria such as Centurion, Zwartkops, Die Hoewes and Claudius through a back-feed mechanism.
“The metro’s artisans are still busy isolating the fault in all areas, especially those that are in the east of Pretoria which are still affected,” Mashigo said.
It remained unclear when power was expected to be restored to the remainder of the affected areas.
“We will disclose the estimated time of restoration during the course of the day as we believe that will be possible once we have identified the fault,” Mashigo said.
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