Johannesburg’s City Power says it has managed to restore power to the areas north of Johannesburg which were affected by Wednesday’s fire at an Eskom Allandale substation. Several areas around Midrand were left without power.
NOTICE: Eskom has dispatched its technicians to attend to an Allandale substation that is currently on fire. The cause of the fire is not known at this stage. The areas affected by the power outage include Ivory Park and parts of Thembisa. Eskom apologises for the inconvenience. pic.twitter.com/rmrv9JySTk
— Khulu Phasiwe (@KhuluPhasiwe) March 20, 2019
“Both city power and Eskom customers have confirmed that they are now back on. Our technicians and those from Eskom will remain there in the Allandale substation to monitor the situation and also to finalise there investigation into the cause of the initial fire. We are hoping that there will be no further challenges to customers in terms of electricity supply in the area so customers can have supply into the weekend,” says Power spokesperson, Isaac Mangena.
UPDATE: The Allandale substation is now back on service following an explosion on Wednesday. We thank you for your patience during the restoration period. @Eskom_SA customers still experiencing outages are urged to call on 08600 375 66. @CityPowerJhb clients can call 011 490 7000 https://t.co/QJpftnPrnD
— Khulu Phasiwe (@KhuluPhasiwe) March 22, 2019
