The City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) has experienced technical challenges with electricity distribution equipment after load-shedding.
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This is exacerbated by the higher stages of load-shedding.
“Restoration after load-shedding will be done gradually by our technicians to protect substation equipment from severe damage.
“It may take up to two hours after the load-shedding scheduled restoration time to fully restore a load-shedding block,” said spokesperson for the CoE, Zweli Dlamini.
Residents are urged to switch off all non-essential appliances after load-shedding to assist to shorten restoration times.
“Residents can log a call with the call centre on 0860 54 3000 should power not be restored two hours after the ending of scheduled load-shedding for the affected load-shedding block,” Dlamini added.
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Residents are reminded to always treat all electrical outlets as live and report all third-party interference that may happen during load-shedding, like theft, tampering and vandalism, and where possible provide evidence like photos.
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