Progress being made at the Mooikloof substation
On Monday the teams worked around the clock to catch up on the time lost over the weekend due to the incessant rain.
The Tshwane metro said it was making progress in repairing a substation that burned last week.
The Mooikloof substation caught fire, leaving residents of Moreleta Park, Pretorius Park, Mooikloof, Olympus, Woodlands and parts of Garsfontein, in the dark.
On Monday the teams worked around the clock to catch up on the time lost over the weekend due to the incessant rain.
“The steel trusses for roof B is done and the roof of room B was completed overnight,” Tshwane spokesperson, Hilgard Matthews.
“The high voltage panels and batteries will be installed.”
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Matthews said teams had commenced with the rerouting of cables that will provide power all the panels.
“Concurrently the team has concluded the testing of the transformers and have commenced with proactive maintenance thereof, while the substation is shut down,” he said, adding that teams would now be fixing the roof of room C.
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