Seven-hour electricity maintenance to affect parts of Cape Town

The City of Cape Town Electricity Generation and Distribution Department will conduct necessary electricity maintenance in Hanover Park and Manenberg.

The maintenance will be carried out over four days between 20 and 23 May.

CITY OF CAPE TOWN TO CARRY OUT ELECTRICITY MAINTENANCE

The City of Cape Town said if all goes well the necessary electricity supply interruptions for essential infrastructure maintenance will be carried out from 8:30 to 16:00 on the aforementioned dates.

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HERE’S WHAT RESIDENTS SHOULD KNOW

The City of Cape Town said electricity supply could be restored at any time, and urged customers to treat all electrical installations as live for the entire interruption duration.

Notably, customers may experience prolonged outages due to load-shedding. Maintenance may be postponed due to higher stages of load-shedding if necessary.

“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 of Cape Town apologises for any inconvenience caused and thanks residents for their cooperation and understanding,” the municipality said.

MORE POWER SUPPLY UPGRADES

In addition, the City of Cape Town has also announced that its Electricity Generation and Distribution Department will conduct critical electricity upgrades in Newlands and surrounding areas for five days.

The teams will do the critical work over five days between 21 May and 4 June.

The City of Cape Town said the electricity upgrades to the Newlands Main Substation will affect residents in parts of Newlands and surrounding areas.

The metro municipality said that supply will be interrupted due to the complex nature of the infrastructure work. In addition, the restoration time may be delayed by a few hours.

“Our teams will work quickly to complete all upgrades within the communicated times,” the municipality said.

The areas that will be affected by the electricity maintenance in Cape Town.