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Eikenhof substation catches fire, leaving Joburg south suburbs in the dark
The blaze broke out just after 1 pm on Monday afternoon and the cause is unknown.
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City Power urges JHB residents to be vigilant of scammers
The power utility says it has recently been made aware of fraudsters and imposters who pretend to be working for the utility with the intention to rob customers.
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Eskom says power grid relatively stable for now
Joburg was hit by controlled power cuts on Tuesday after some units went down at Eskom’s stations due to an ongoing wildcat strike and low coal levels.
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Eskom: Stage 1 rotational load shedding implemented
Load shedding will continue on a rotational basis and will be implemented across the country.
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City Power working to restore power to Hursthill sub-station
The utility's Sol Masolo has urged residents to use power sparingly as the network is constrained.
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City Power to ‘intensify’ efforts to recover unpaid electricity tariffs
The utility will start the 2018/2019 financial year with a R1.2 billion deficit and says it needs to collect about R3 billion in unpaid tariffs to regain stability.
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City Power kick-starts 2018/2019 financial year with R1.2bn shortfall
City Power has cited an unpaid VAT refund from Sars of over R314 million and a terminated contract with Eskom which accounts for over R267 million.
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Sebenza substation to help mitigate Joburg power outages
The Sebenza substation was due to be completed in March but has been delayed because of financial constraints.
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City Power blames cable theft & illegal connections for outages
Several Joburg regions have been experiencing power cuts over the last week. City Power says customers can help by reducing consumption.
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Eskom says no load shedding planned amid cold weather
Several areas in and around Joburg have been experiencing power outages on Tuesday. However, Eskom says at this stage the national grid is coping.
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‘Stop lying’: Residents outraged over JHB power outages
Load rotation in Johannesburg may become more frequent as City Power apparently struggles with maintenance.
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Eskom: Joburg may still experience blackouts due to ageing infrastructure
Today's cold temperatures may also put the power grid under pressure as the electricity demand is likely to increase.
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City Power vows to restore electricity in north eastern parts of JHB
City Power says technicians are working on fixing the failure after implementing a load rotation yesterday to ease the heavy electricity.
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City Power warns of outages in JHB
Several areas will experience outages including Inanda, Houghton, Killarney, Illovo, Atholl and Alexandra.
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City power working to restore power in Joburg inner city
City Power says electricity has already been restored to Newtown Jeppe and parts of the city centre since technicians entered the tunnel on Friday.
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City Power working on restoring electricity to parts of JHB
It's understood parts of Johannesburg east and north including Orange Grove, Houghton and Alexandra have lost power due to an unknown cause.
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City of Joburg allocates R120m to replace old power meters
Finance MMC Funzela Ngobeni says their focus among other things is to electrify more homes and improve meter readings.
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City of Joburg budget: City Power receives 25% increase
MMC for Finance Funzela Ngobeni says electricity issues are just one of the major concerns for residents.
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Power restored in north-eastern suburbs of Johannesburg
It’s understood wildfires caused the cables at the Kelvin Station to trip, leading to major power interruptions.
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Electricity restored in certain north-eastern areas of Joburg
Several areas were left without electricity when a veld fire tripped lines at the Kelvin Power Station.
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North eastern parts of JHB without power
City Power says it has dispatched a team to the area and it's unclear when power will be restored to the affected areas.
