Certain Cape Town areas to experience 12-hour power outage
Certain areas in Cape Town will experience power outages on Friday, 4 October, due to scheduled maintenance. Below are the affected regions.
The City of Cape Town has announced that a planned electricity supply disruption for essential maintenance will take place on either Friday, 4 October, or 11 October.
The maintenance work will take place on Friday, 4 October, from 20:00 to 8:00 or on Friday, 11 October, from 20:00 to 8:00, depending on weather conditions.
CRITICAL ELECTRICITY MAINTENANCE IN CAPE TOWN
The municipality said its electricity generation and distribution department will be doing infrastructure maintenance in parts of Observatory, Salt River and Woodstock.
The City of Cape Town said that the 12-hour outage duration is an estimation and restoration could be delayed due to the complex nature of the infrastructure work. However, its teams will work as quickly as possible to complete the work within the communicated time.
POWER COULD BE RESTORED ANY TIME
The City of Cape Town said electricity supply could be restored at any time and customers must please treat all electrical installations as live for the full duration of the interruption.
“Residents are encouraged to switch off appliances as a precaution and to avoid damage caused by power surges when the power comes back on,” the metro said.
However, in the event that power is not restored within communicated timeframes, residents have been urged to check the the municipality’s official communication channels, including the social media channels. Alternatively, they can contact the call centre before logging a service request in relation to the planned maintenance work.