POLOKWANE – According to the Polokwane Municipality, work to replace and repair transformers at the Epsilom substation is expected to continue into the weekend and as such is the load reduction programme.
On Tuesday, 21 August, the Municipality said repairs to the substation would take two days. Repairs are now on its fourth day.
Read more: Municipal ‘load shedding’ to affect Westenburg, Nirvana for the next two days
As a result, the municipality has to carry out load reduction in parts of the CBD, moving west of the city.
Below is the load reduction schedule:
08:00 – 10:00 SUPERBIA SUB
Affected areas
· Nirvana
· Superbia
· Rainbow park
· Westernburg
· Southeren gateway
· Part of rissik str
· Part of dahl str
· Onder str
· Buite str1
10:00 – 12:00 SBG SUB
Affected areas
· Thabo Mbeki str
· Part of market str
· Schoeman str
· Biccard str
· Hans van rensburg str
· Part of dorp str
· Landros mare str
· Jorisson str
· Part of devinish str
· Part of rissik str
· Part of Grobler str
· Part of excelsior str
12:00 – 14:00 PICK N PAY SUB
Affected areas
· Paul kruger str
· Bok str
· Part of Grobler str
· Church str
· Part of joubert str
· Part of market str
· Devinish str
· Part of rissik str
· Excelsior str
· Boom str
· Oriental plaza
14:00 – 16:00 SUPERBIA SUB
Affected areas
· Nirvana
· Superbia
· Rainbow park
· Westernburg
· Southeren gateway
· Part of rissik str
· Part of dahl str
· Onder str
· Buite str1
16:00 – 18:00 SBG SUB
Affected areas
· Thabo Mbeki str
· Part of market str
· Schoeman str
· Biccard str
· Hans van rensburg str
· Part of dorp str
· Landros mare str
· Jorisson str
· Part of devinish str
· Part of rissik str
· Part of Grobler str
· Part of excelsior str
The municipality has apologised for any inconvenience caused.
