As of this morning, December 29, two existing cable faults have been identified in West Acres in Mbombela with the remaining four mini substations still being worked on. The substations were expected to be completed by 13:00 today.
About 140m of cable still needs to be replaced and work resumed at 07:00.
The 132/11 KV transformer is now stable and working.
Although about 80% of West Acres’ electricity has been restored to full power, certain parts have still not been.
Areas still without power include the section between Laerskool Laeveld and Percy Fitzpatrick Drive and along Banket Avenue.
The area up to Macadamia Care Home (MCH) has been restored.
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The care manager of MCH, Audrey Browning, said, “We are back to normal load-shedding, but were without power for 48 hours. We have gas and emergency lights, so at least we could serve a hot meal and not be plunged into total darkness.”
Residents of Macadamia include Elisabeth Hoogkamer. She turned 100 during the two-day blackout.
“All our residents and staff were absolute Trojans. No one complained and our employees were amazing, doing the laundry and all the washing by hand,” said Browning.
