JUST IN: Durban #PowerOutage caused by Klaarwater substation explosion
Ethekwini Municipality has urged Durbanites to be patient
Ethekwini Municipality has urged Durbanites to be patient as its technicians are on site investigating the problem and cause of this morning’s widespread electricity outage.
The city has confirmed that an explosion at the 275-kilovolt Klaarwater major substation this morning caused
widespread power outages to about 50% of areas in Durban.
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Some suburbs across the northern, western and southern regions of the city are still without power and
electricity is expected to be restored in the next few hours.
However, power has been restored in some areas, including New Germany. Technicians are assessing the damage and the cause of the explosion.
The city appealed for consumers’ patience while technicians work to restore power in all the affected areas.
“Power to areas which are still affected will be restored shortly,” said eThekwini Municipality’s spokesman, Tozi Mthethwa.
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