City Power announced on Sunday that the power had been restored to all of the north eastern suburbs of Johannesburg.
This, after the network was stabilised after increased generation from the Kelvin Power Station, and the load rotation which many of the suburbs experienced, had stopped.
On Saturday night, the power network was dealt another blow, though, when a sub-station in Waverley caught on fire. The following suburbs were affected, according to the Intelligence Bureau on Facebook: Inanda, Melrose, Melrose Estate, Kent Park, Norwood, Houghton, Fairways, Waverley, Killarney, Wierda, Illovo, Killarney south and east, Oaklands, Houghton West, Melrose Arch, Orchards, Houghton Estate, Bramley, Atholl and Lyndhurst.
City Power also tweeted:
UPDATE: #Waverley. There was a fire incident that disrupted our supply last night .Technicians are working to restore power. we will advise on ETR.^KS
— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) July 1, 2018
Ward 23 councillor, Sarah Wissler, tweeted this photo of the fire:
Waverly Sub on fire. Areas effected – Inanda, Melrose, Melrose Estate, Kent Park, Norwood, Houghton, Fairways, Waverley, Killarney, Wierda, Illovo, Killarney South and East,Oaklands, Houghton West, Melrose Arch,Orchards, Houghton Estate, Bramley, Atholl. lyndhurst @CityPowerJhb pic.twitter.com/gwwdJF0QZ5
— Sarah Wissler (@sahara67) June 30, 2018
City Power has since tweeted, “The network has been stabilised. The faulty equipment has been repaired and is back online. As a result, the load rotation in the north eastern suburbs has been stopped.”
Today power has been restored to all the North Eastern suburbs of Johannesburg.The network has been stabilized. the faulty equipment has been repaired and is back on line. As a result, the load rotation in the north eastern suburbs has been stopped. ^SM pic.twitter.com/6srUti6FJM
— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) July 1, 2018
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