Cape Town plans essential 7-hour power outages
Parts of Cape Town will be without electricity due to planned maintenance that will take place over several days.
The City of Cape Town says a necessary electricity supply interruption due to planned maintenance will be carried out in Bonteheuwel over several days in February.
If all goes to plan, the work will be carried out over four days on 4, 12, 18 and 26 February from 08:30 to 16:00.
CITY OF CAPE TOWN ANNOUNCES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS
The municipality emphasised that interruptions to supply will only impact the highlighted areas on the maps and only on the relevant dates.
To view the area outage maps visit:
| Tuesday, 4 February 2025 | Candlewood, Citrus: https://bit.ly/4g84nDl Bluegum: https://bit.ly/4jC3Psr |
| Wednesday, 12 February 2025 | Cassia: https://bit.ly/40hNxfg Canal: https://bit.ly/4h0QAzE Als: https://bit.ly/40r55We |
| Tuesday, 18 February 2025 | Disselweg, Bessieweg, Essenhout: https://bit.ly/3E3wI06 |
| Wednesday, 26 February 2025 | Turksvy, Vuurpyl, Taaibos: https://bit.ly/40qLqGd Teak: https://bit.ly/40pdBoD Soetdoring: https://bit.ly/4hgsFfT |
POWER COULD BE RESTORED ANYTIME
In addition, 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 planned maintenance work.
“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 City apologises for any inconvenience caused and thanks residents for their cooperation and understanding,” the municipality said.