City Power Joburg has issued out an alert saying a high volume Eskom power line feeding their substations has tripped, causing widespread power outages in many parts of the Joburg North area, including parts of Midrand.
Some of the areas include:
- Strydom Park
- Bromhof
- Ferndale
- Kensington B
- Bryanston
- Bordeaux
- Beverley Gardens
- Windsor
- Cresta
- Linden
- Kelland
- Blairgowrie
- Randpark Ridge
- Malanshof
- Robindale
- Fontainebleau
- Noordwyk
City Power has apologised for the inconvenience and said, “Technicians are currently attending to the power outage.” They did not say what the cause of the power line trip was.
Media alert
A high voltage Eskom power line feeding most of City Power substations in the north of Johannesburg has tripped causing major power outage in the northern areas including parts of Midrand
Areas affected are attached below^GR pic.twitter.com/XgGGwJ4glX
— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) March 18, 2019
Earlier, Eskom implemented Stage 4 load-shedding from 9am until 11pm.
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