Storms disrupt electricity supply to parts of KZN

TURBULENT weather conditions continue to wreak havoc on electricity networks in KwaZulu-Natal today (Friday), leading to disruptions in power supply to numerous parts of the province.

Eskom’s technical teams are making progress with restoring supply to affected customers, however, electricity users in the following areas are impacted: eShowe, KwaMbonambi, Mandeni, Nongoma and Stanger.

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“We wish to reassure electricity users that we are attending to outages with the required urgency, but request them to please be patient while we work through a long list of faults,” said Nozipho Mpanza, senior manager maintenance and operations at Eskom KZN.

“Because the outages are widespread and access to damaged infrastructure is often hampered due to wet soil or fallen trees, restoration might be delayed,” said Mpanza.

Zululanders are urged to stay clear of all fallen or damaged infrastructure and to report dangerous situations to their local authorities or to Eskom.

Reports can be submitted via the MyEskom customer app, Alfred the Chatbot, USSD platform (*120*37566#), or the Eskom Contact Centre (08600 ESKOM/37566).

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