Illovo residents have been left to feel frustrated and angered after two major power outages the past two days in the area.
City Power confirmed on their Twitter page yesterday (28 October) that the Illovo West distributor was experiencing a cable fault. At that time their technicians fully restored the power nearly eight hours later. The power outage also affected Birdhaven, Hyde Park and surrounding areas.
Residents affected by the outage made their frustrations known on Twitter:
Illovo is still out. Power was on for only a few minutes. Please could you update us.
— Gareth (@GarroA) October 28, 2019
Still no power. It's almost 8 hours now.
— Francois Hugo (@fhugo101) October 28, 2019
Lasted only 3 minutes on Oxford Road, Illovo. Still no power.
— Simone Puterman (@SimoneAtLarge) October 28, 2019
NO POWER in Inanda! 20h15 since 10h30 this morning
— A Touch of Spice Catering (@spice_touch) October 28, 2019
The power seems to have gone off again, twice in two days:
https://twitter.com/shannonvanwyk/status/1189131434184847361
No power again in Illovo, North street. Can you try to sort it out quicker than yesterday please?
— Andrea (@AndreaJvv) October 29, 2019
City Power said technicians have been dispatched to work on restorations.
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