Residents from Struben’s Valley, Honeydew, Wilgeheuwel, Allen’s Nek, Radiokop, Honeydew and Laser Park have had their power supply disrupted for lengthy periods since 20 February.
Ward 97 Councilor Jaco Engelbrecht said that the last information he received from the City Power depot manager was that the Wilgeheuwel power station was down due to cable theft.
“It was indicated that the power should be restored by 9pm on 22 February,”he said.
“I have had residents calling and sending text messages to complain about the power cuts. The most affected people are the agricultural farmers who need power in order to pump water.
City Power has been communicating with residents via Twitter.
We have been working throughout the night to restore Honedew, AlensNek, Georginia,Laser Park,Radiokop,Roodepoort and Weltevreenpark^SS
— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) February 23, 2016
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Operators on site are busy finalizing repairs on the last phase before supplying power back to the grid— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) February 23, 2016
Update: Wilgeheuwel Strubens Valley.
Techs are on site working on restoration, your patience is highly appreciated.^HM— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) February 22, 2016
Through the tweets, City Power confirmed that they had restored 80 per cent of the power and asked residents to be patient during this time.
Update: Wilgeheuwel is 80% Power restored, techs are still busy on site for full power restoration. ^HM
— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) February 22, 2016
Questions were sent to City Power spokesperson Yumna Sheik
Details: City Power cable theft hotline, 080 000 3251.
