Disgruntled Eldorado Park residents are demanding alternative power supply while Johannesburg’s City Power works to restore electricity to parts of the area.
Parts of Eldorado Park were left in the dark last week after a fault caused an explosion on a transformer at the substation.
City Power says its teams are on site, with electricity likely to return in two days’ time.
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Community Activist Dereleen James says rolling blackouts, coupled with the fire damage to the substation, are disrupting the lives of residents.
“We have been without power, I think, since probably the 13th. We have also had loadshedding. I am sure that there are better ways of supplying energy. I also think that households should be incentivised in terms of going to solar panelling. We can’t accept that we won’t have electricity for the next couple of days. Government needs to come up with a plan and it is not just infrastructure and City Power, all departments need to come on board.”
Many residents in Eldorado Park and other parts of Johannesburg south were without electricity during the Easter weekend.
City Power SPokesperson Isaac Mangena explains measures put into place to restore power:
