Lightning strikes Hursthill and The Ridge substations causing power outage
JOBURG – In a statement, City Power said due to the lightning strike, a transmission line feeder around the Delta area lost power supply.
City Power has notified residents supplied by the Hursthill and The Ridge substations of a power failure after lightning struck the transmission line feeder earlier this afternoon, 11 March.
In a statement, City Power said the transmission line feeding the two substations around the Delta area lost power supply due to the lightning strike.
“We have operators on-site at the two substations to investigate and work on repairs and restorations.”
Affected areas include:
Hursthill substation:
- Crosby
- Melville
- Newlands
- Auckland Park
- Westdene and the surrounding areas.
The Ridge substation:
- Isle of Houghton
- Parklane Clinic
- Grifton Road
- St Andrew Road
- York Road
- Wellington Street
- Parktown (Kenridge Hospital).
The power outage has affected traffic lights on major roads in the affected areas. City Power is not sure when power will be restored.
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