Centurion in dark as five substations fail
The cause of the outage remains unclear, and no estimated time for full restoration has been provided.
Major parts of Centurion are grappling with a significant power outage this morning, following a series of substation failures.
The outage affected multiple areas fed by five different substations.
According to residents, some areas were offline at intervals between 22:00 and 02:30.
Medium voltage #PowerOutages
Noordwes area: Team to be dispatched.
Lyttelton/ Die Hoewes/ Kloofsig area outage: Team to be dispatched.
Louwrladia area outage: Team to be dispatched.
Raslouw area outage: Team to be dispatched.
— City of Tshwane (@CityTshwane) April 23, 2025
The Noordwes substation experienced its outage first at 22:00, followed by the Lyttelton substation at 23:00.
The Eldoraigne substation failed at 1:00, parts of Raslouw at 02:00, and finally, the Louwlardia substation at 02:30.
Ward 70 Councillor Marika Kruger Muller said that all areas in her ward connected to the Eldoraigne substation are currently without power.
She specified that the affected neighbourhoods include Celtisdal, Wierdapark, parts of Raslouw, and Eldoraigne.
In Ward 69, she noted that other parts of Eldoraigne, Wierda Park 2, and Rooihuiskraal North were also experiencing outages.
Ward 66 Councillor Ina Strijdom indicated that parts of the Hennopspark Industrial lost power this morning.
Meanwhile, the Freedom Front Plus councillor for region 4, Wesley Jacobs, provided some hope, saying that some areas in Lyttelton had their power restored this morning, with electricians arriving around 08:00 to begin the restoration process.
He emphasised that power restoration would occur in phases and urged residents to exercise patience, particularly considering the challenging working conditions caused by rain.
Jacobs said Lyttelton, Die Hoewes and Kloofsig allegedly experienced a power outage due to a cable fault at a minisub at Kruger Avenue.
Ward 67 Councillor David Farquharson highlighted ongoing issues in his area, revealing that parts of Union Avenue had been experiencing outages even before the failure of the Lyttelton substation.
“I do not think a day goes by without a power outage in the area,” he said.
He added that homes on Union Avenue cannot be reconnected until power is restored to the entire area.
The cause of the outage remains unclear, and no estimated time for full restoration has been provided.
Residents have expressed their growing frustration with the recurring power issues.
Still on teams to be dispatched since 22h00 last night? 😂😂😂😂, I guess we must forget shem
— 🖤Thobile🖤 (@Mis_Thobile) April 23, 2025
This happened at 2am, team yet to be dispatched for Raslouw???
— Nkosays (@nkosiczw) April 23, 2025
Donald Botha, a long-time Lyttelton resident, voiced his concerns.
“This is becoming absolutely unbearable. We’ve lost a lot of groceries this month alone due to these constant power failures,” he said.
He said that his wife runs a small catering business from home, and the outages are destroying their livelihood.
“How much more patient can we be when we can’t even count on having electricity for a full day?”
Christelle van Vyk, another affected resident, also shared the impact these power outages have on her daily life.
“I’ve lived in Lyttelton for over 15 years, and the situation continues to be bad.”
She said her children can’t study properly whenever there is a power outage.
“I am also forced to cook everything on a gas stove.”
Van Wyk added that the worst part is that they never get proper communication about what’s really going on or when they can expect a permanent solution.
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