Eskom maintenance to cause nine-hour power outage in Gauteng
Eskom planned maintenance will result in a nine-hour power outage for parts of Gauteng on Thursday, 1 February.
Planned maintenance by Eskom will result in a nine-hour power outage in parts of Gauteng
The embattled power utility will do the maintenance on Thursday, 1 February.
ESKOM ANNOUNCES ANOTHER NINE-HOUR POWER OUTAGE IN GAUTENG
Eskom said there will be electricity supply disruption in Evaton due to maintenance that will be conducted on the distribution network.
“The power outage will affect customers in Evaton Central on Thursday, 1 February from 9:00 – 18:00. The interruption of electricity is necessary to perform essential maintenance on our distribution power lines,” the power utility said.
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CUSTOMERS URGED TO TREAT ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AS LIVE
Eskom said in the interest of safety, customers should treat all electrical appliances as live at all times during the electricity outage.
“Eskom apologises for any inconvenience that may be caused by this maintenance. Should circumstances beyond the control of Eskom arise, the planned electricity maintenance may not proceed as communicated,” the power utility added.
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