Johannesburg suburbs to experience 18-hour power outage
Eskom’s scheduled maintenance will cause two nine-hour power cuts in parts of Johannesburg on Monday and Tuesday.
Eskom has planned two nine-hour power cuts in Johannesburg for scheduled maintenance.
The first maintenance is scheduled for Monday, 10 March in Sunninghill, Sandton from 8:30 – 18:00 and the second maintenance is scheduled for Tuesday, 11 March in Jabulani, Soweto from 9:00 – 18:00.
ESKOM SCHEDULES TWO POWER OUTAGES IN JOHANNESBURG
Eskom said there will be electricity supply disruption in Sunninghill, Sandton, due to maintenance that will be conducted on the distribution network.
“The power outage will affect customers in parts of Sunninghill, Johannesburg on Monday, 10 March, from 8:30 – 18:00. The interruption of electricity is necessary to perform essential maintenance on our distribution power lines,” the power utility said.
“Eskom in Gauteng conducts planned maintenance on the distribution electricity network across the province as part of its maintenance plan. It is essential for maintenance to be conducted to service the infrastructure to ensure the safety, reliability, and efficiency of the electricity supply,” Eskom added.
The power utility is also set to conduct planned maintenance, resulting in a nine-hour power outage and affected customers in parts of Jabulani, Soweto, on Tuesday, 11 March.
RESIDENTS 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 that should circumstances be beyond its control, the planned power outages in Johannesburg, may not proceed as communicated.