City Power has suspended all non-critical planned maintenance until April 16. Critical emergency maintenance will still be carried out during this period.
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Spokesperson Isaac Mangena said the suspension is to avoid inconvenience to customers during the lockdown and to ensure that all resources are geared towards attending to unplanned outages and emergency maintenance in support of the city’s efforts in curbing the rapid spread of Covid-19.
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“Responding to the threat of Covid-19, the City of Johannesburg’s approach, as announced by the mayor earlier this week, is one that seeks to prevent, contain and manage the spread of the virus through efficient and equitable deployment of resources to regions and the most vulnerable areas”.
During his announcement the mayor also urged all customers whose services were disconnected prior to the lockdown and in accordance with the credit management by-laws, to make the necessary arrangements to ensure that their electricity was restored prior to the lockdown activation.
The following non-critical planned maintenances are suspended:
- 30 March – Windsor substation
- 3 April – Bond/Oak substation
- 5 April – Rhinoceros substation
- 5 April – Harley/Kent substation
- 6 April – Harley/Surrey substation
- 18 April – Olifantsvlei substation
- 20 April – Fountainbleau substation
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