The City of Ekurhuleni announced that an upgrade of the Dawn Park substation has been completed and the facility is expected to bolster the energy network and stabilise the power supply to Dawn Park, Groeneweide, Klippoortjie, Windmill Park and Villa Liza.
The metro said the aforementioned areas were in recent months constantly marred by power outages due to overloading caused by illegal connections and the by-passing of meter boxes.
“To resolve the problem, effective from April 21 until May 4, the City embarked on a project to upgrade and stabilise the network. This has successfully been achieved.
“However, to ensure uninterrupted power supply, the City appeals to residents to continue to use power sparingly to ease the load on the grid,” said metro spokesperson, Zweli Dlamini.
Dlamini pointed out that, whilst the upgrade work has been successfully completed, the City is still faced with the challenges of theft and vandalism of electrical equipment which contribute to unplanned outages and frequent failures of the network.
The community is encouraged to report illegal connections because they are the major cause of the strain on the grid.
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