Some Cape Town areas to face 10-hour power outage next week
The City of Cape Town will carry out critical maintenance on the electricity infrastructure this week, resulting in a 10-hour power outage.
The City of Cape Town electricity and generation teams will implement a 10-hour power outage to maintain essential electricity infrastructure in Athlone.
The maintenance work will be carried out from 8:00 to 18:00 on Thursday, 14 August, if all goes to plan, resulting in electricity supply interruptions.
CAPE TOWN TO IMPLEMENT A 10-HOUR POWER OUTAGE ON THURSDAY
The City of Cape Town said it is important to note that interruptions to the electricity supply will only impact the highlighted area on the maps and only on the relevant date.
To view the area outage map, visit: http://bit.ly/4lflNQM.
Impacted streets include:
• Fourth
• Zenith
• Goud
• Burggraaff
• Moses
• Leader
• Eendrag
POWER COULD BE RESTORED ANYTIME
Moreover, the City of Cape Town has warned that electricity supply could be restored at any time and urged customers to 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 metro municipality said.
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