Eskom to enforce nine-hour power outage in Gauteng
Eskom’s scheduled maintenance will cause a nine-hour power outage in parts of Gauteng. Below are the affected areas.
Certain areas of Soweto in Gauteng will face a nine-hour power outage as Eskom carries out planned maintenance.
The maintenance is scheduled for Tuesday, 21 January.
ESKOM ANNOUNCES PLANNED MAINTENANCE IN GAUTENG
Eskom said there will be electricity supply disruption in Soweto due to maintenance that will be conducted on the distribution network.
“The power outage will affect customers in Jabulani, Mofolo North (Sgodiphola) and Zondi on Tuesday, 21 January, from 9:00 – 18:00. The interruption of electricity is necessary to perform essential maintenance on our distribution power lines,” the power utility said.
CUSTOMERS URGED TO TREAT ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AS LIVE
In the interest of safety, Eskom said customers should treat all electrical appliances as live at all times during the power 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.
In addition, Eskom said should circumstances beyond its control, the planned power outage in Soweto may not proceed as communicated.