Phased Mooikloof substation power restoration to commence by late afternoon

A phased approach to restoring power to several neighbourhoods which were left without power when the Mooikloof substation would commence by late afternoon, the Tshwane metro said on Sunday. According to Tshwane metro spokesperson Hilgard Matthews, this would commence at 17:00 into the evening. “This process must be done carefully to manage the load on the substation,” he said. The phased approach would see power gradually being restored to: – Shongwezi – Woodhill Estate – The Wilds Estate – Mooikloof Estate – Pretoria East Hospital – Parts of Pretorius Park – Remaining parts of Moreleta Park The restoration of power to the affected neighbourhoods was hampered by rainy weather and lightning on Saturday evening. Currently, the Tshwane metro’s teams were understood to be busy with the final commissioning checks and visual inspections of equipment at Section A of the substation. Matthews further said the teams had already completed the following at the station: – High and medium voltage tests were completed – All transformer functional tests and equipment have been completed – Transformer tests which includes Stability test (differential, HV and LV restricted, VT and CT measurements) are done – Final verification which includes pressure testing has commenced before soaking the transformer in preparation of energising and switching With regards to section C at the substation, he said the teams continued to make progress with the following in rebuilding the substation: – Top Bus Bar installation is at 80% – Feeder cables to the 11kV Switchgear C has been identified and the team is busy with installation to Board C – 630mm cables for Transformer C were installed and terminated “The City of Tshwane thanks residents for their continued patience. Our teams are doing all they can to ensure they work safely and complete the rebuild as quickly as possible,” Matthews said.

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