UPDATE: Eikenhof power restoration
Another new transformer has been brought in and is currently been assembled.
City Power engineers and technicians worked throughout the night to fix the problem caused by the transformer that caught fire at Eikenhof substation on Monday.
The cause of the fire is still being determined by City Power investigators.
The substation run with four transformers with one dedicated to Rand Water Board and another for residential and business customers.
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The transformer that was destroyed in the fire is the one dedicated to Rand Water. However due to the severity of the fire the other three transformers were affected with one partially burnt and the overhead line also damaged.
With MMC @NicoDeJager64 and @CityPowerJhb CEO Lerato Setshedi at #EikenhofPumpStation.
MMC giving thanks to the hard working City Power team who have been working around the clock to get power restored on a freezing day.
Currently expecting power back on late tonight. pic.twitter.com/eEDEVpZRQh
— Stephen Moore (@SteveMooreSA) August 28, 2018
Residential transformer which feeds Kibler Park in particular was tested positively last night and that is why we managed to operate one line and there was partial power restoration. But because of work this morning and for safety reasons we had to switch it off to finish the work.
Another new transformer has been brought in and is currently been assembled. We should be able to test it around mid-day and we estimate the repairs on the residential lines should be done by 19h00 this evening and partial restoration should be done to some suburbs.
Because the Rand Water Board transformer was razed to the ground and requires a new transformer, it going to take a little while to restore power to that line. City Power estimates work will be done on that line by 12 midnight tonight and tests done after that before they fully restore it.
The team will continue to work around the clock. MMC Nico De Jager and City Power CEO Lerato Setshedi are also on site this morning to oversee the repairs.
Cllr @NicoDeJager64 is at #Eikenhof substation with CEO Lerato Setshedi overseeing the repairs to the transformers damaged in the fire yesterday.
Engineers and technicians have worked throughout the night to ensure power is restored soonest. @CityofJoburgZA pic.twitter.com/6dfKmpqVm3— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) August 28, 2018
City Power plead with their customers to bear with them as they try their best to fix this as quickly as possible. they will communicate with them as and when we have new information and they can also follow us on Twitter @CityPowerJHB for further update.
UPDATE: New transformer has been installed at Eikenhoff substation.^KV pic.twitter.com/xmCij9MUzq
— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) August 28, 2018
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