UPDATE at 17:20
POLOKWANE – The Polokwane Municipality has cancelled the seven-hour power supply outage that was scheduled for Saturday (January 8).
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15:00
POLOKWANE – A large part of the Polokwane municipal area will be without power for seven hours on Saturday (January 8).
Municipal spokesperson Tipa Selala said in a statement that the outage is to allow for emergency maintenance on burnt panels at the Delta Substation.
“The outage will be implemented between 07:00 and 14:00. Electricity supply shall be restored once the municipal team has completed the maintenance work, and all affected areas are advised to treat electrical wiring as live during maintenance work and to switch off all appliances to avoid injury and damage once power supply is restored. All users are urged to use electricity wisely,” he explained.
Affected areas:
Bendor substation area:
- Acacia Estate
- Bendor Gardens
- Buys Street
- De Villiers Street
- De Wet Street
- Schalk Street
- Valencia Street
- Vharanani Estate
- Woodlands Estate
As well as:
- Celtic Lodge
- Celtic Meadows
- Coca-Cola Factory
- Cycad Shopping Centre
- Diemeer Street
- Hillary Street
- Ismini Building
- Outspan Drive
- Platinum Park
- The Aloes
- Welgelegen
- Woodhill Estate
Selala added that issues can be lodged by contacting the municipal helpline on 015 023 5000, the Electrical Call Centre on 015 023 5490/5707 or on WhatsApp: 083 824 9886.
