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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.
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City Power to restore electricity to all Joburg north-eastern suburbs
Emergency maintenance work needed to be done at the Kelvin Power Station, which supplies the sub-station powering several suburbs.
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City Power: Randburg remains without power indefinitely
Officials say a generator has been dispatched to the area to charge a newly bought battery but it is not clear how long that will take.
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No power for several Randburg suburbs
City Power says its officials are on site at the Hawkens Switching Station which has been hit by a technical fault.
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City Power board members won't get bonuses for last financial year
The board says the executive management committee has not achieved its goals and targets for the year. Other employees from the level of manager and below are still in line for bonuses.
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City Power warns residents of planned power outage
The utility says this is part of ongoing maintenance work of its network.
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One of SA’s largest ice suppliers might be closing its doors
The 25-year-old company employs over 60 people and there are fears the firm won't be able to pay salaries.
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2 people arrested for illegally electricity connections in Fordsburg
The suspects own a business which has an electricity account in arrears of about R500,000.
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Parts of Alexandra without electricity today
City Power says the cause of the outage is not yet known but its technicians are on the ground trying to restore power as soon as is possible.
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Several areas around JHB to experience planned power interruptions today
Areas affected will be around Milpark Hospital, Auckland Park, Braamfontein and surrounding areas.
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Outage leaves some Gauteng residents in the dark
Joburg City Power says an unexpected power outage has affected some areas including Thembelihle, Rietfontein and Lenasia.
