City of Tshwane working to restore power in Atteridgeville
According to Tau, the City is currently replacing the damaged indoor panels with outdoor switchgear to fully restore power.
The City of Tshwane says a team of technicians is working tirelessly to restore power to the affected parts of Atteridgeville.
The City's Acting Executive Mayor, in his capacity as MMC for Utility Services, Abel Tau says the extended power outage was caused by a medium voltage switchgear failure at the substation.
"The switchgear panels faulted due to voltage flashover in the busbars chamber. The faulted switchgear was initially cleaned and repaired but failed confirmatory tests earlier today."
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According to Tau, the City is currently replacing the damaged indoor panels with outdoor switchgear to fully restore power.
"The estimated time of restoration is around 11h00 tomorrow, Friday 13 December 2019. However, the City is making efforts to restore power earlier."
UPDATE ON ATTERIDGEVILLE POWER UPDATE:
— City of Tshwane (@CityTshwane) December 12, 2019
The City is aware of extended power outage affecting Parts of Atteridgeville due to medium voltage switchgear failure at the substation. The 11kV switchgear panels faulted due to voltage flashover in the busbars chamber. (1/2)
UPDATE ON ATTERIDGEVILLE POWER UPDATE:
— City of Tshwane (@CityTshwane) December 12, 2019
Power is expected to be restored around 11h00 on Friday morning. However, efforts are made to restore power earlier.
We apologise for the inconvenience caused. (2/2)