An unexplained major power outage has this morning left part of Boksburg without electricity, causing traffic congestion on many routes between Comet and the East Rand Mall.
Affected areas include Comet, part of Boksburg North, Ravenswood, Jansen Park, Witfield, Dayanglen, and many areas around the East Rand Mall.
The Advertiser tried to find out as to what could be the cause of the power outages, but the metro spokesperson Themba Gadebe’s phone rang unanswered. We have also sent him an email but he has not responded yet.
People took to social media to vent their frustrations, with some in Comet asking if it was load-shedding or cable theft. Others in Boksburg North said they woke up around 3am to find themselves left in the dark – adding that they contacted the call centre and the call centre agents told them that they were not aware of the problem.
Eskom reported that it does not expect to have to implement rotational load-shedding today (Monday).
Facebook comments on the power outage:
- Max Green: South Africans should thank Boksburg for not having #loadshedding today. Will all the outages we have, we have eased the strain on the national grid.
- Shoba Vishnand: Electricity just went off in Comet. Is it load shedding or stolen cables?
- Adrie Kuhn: Boksburg North, no electricity since before 3am this morning. Call centre pretend to not know anything, acting very surprised.
- Barry van Aswegen: Kan iemand vir ons sê wat met die krag in Ravenswood aangaan? Krag af van net voor 3vm.
- Juan-Mare Lubbe: Anyone know why all of the robots in Boksburg are not working? Some areas without power, what a Monday morning in Boksburg,
