Planned 8-hour power outage in Tshwane to affect several areas

The City of Tshwane’s Energy and Electricity Business Unit has confirmed that urgent maintenance at the Kentron Substation in Centurion began today, 19 August, and will run until Thursday, 21 August. The maintenance will take place daily from 8:00 to 16:00.

According to the municipality, this work forms part of a necessary upgrade.

“Parts of the substation will be switched off to allow technicians to transfer power load from the substation’s old 11KV board to the newly constructed 11KV board,” the city said.

The city said this upgrade aims to stabilise the local electricity grid and prevent future disruptions.

Areas affected by the power outage

The city has scheduled power outages in phases, targeting specific areas on different days. Highveld will be affected today, while Highveld and Irene will experience outages on 20 August.

On 21 August, the planned outage will extend to Telkom’s Head Office in Highveld.

The City of Tshwane urged residents and businesses to make the necessary arrangements.

“Customers are advised to treat all electricity supply points as live at all times,” the city noted.

Businesses in the affected areas are expected to feel the impact, particularly during working hours when reliance on electricity is at its highest.

City Issues Apology for Inconvenience

While acknowledging the inconvenience caused, the City of Tshwane maintained that the scheduled outage is unavoidable.

“The City of Tshwane apologises profusely for the inconvenience that may be caused as a result of the mentioned work,” the municipality stated.

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