Germiston Power Outage: Eskom unable to indentify fault

Ward 36 Clr Wendy Morgan has advised that Eskom has not been able to identify the fault causing the Germiston power outage.

Large parts of Germiston have been without power since the early hours of August 16.

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Morgan said the power outage affecting Germiston North (wards 36 and 92), Germiston South and Tedstoneville has resulted in Eskom dispatching additional teams to continue with testing.

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“The link boxes cannot be replaced until the fault has been identified,” said Morgan.
No turnaround time has been provided.

Yesterday afternoon City of Ekurhuleni’s spokesperson confirmed that the power outage was due toan Eskom fault.

“We don’t know what the issue is, and no estimated restoration time was provided,” said Dlaimini.

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@City_Ekurhuleni when is the power going to be restored in the Germiston Primrose Area more than 24 hours without power and Water 😠😠

— JAYANTHIE NAIDOO (@JNAIDOO06) August 17, 2023

@City_Ekurhuleni @Our_DA @Eskom_SA 12 Hours+ later and still no feedback on the outage affecting Primrose and Germiston. When can we expect an update and ERT?

— Mom (@the3kidsmom) August 16, 2023

https://twitter.com/katpearse99/status/1691838877420425714?s=20

How about you focus on keeping the lights on in Germiston for longer than a month?

What’s the update on Germiston power outage??

— Marco (@Marco_is_Vasco) August 16, 2023