Power outage
Several areas in Joburg South in the dark after fire at substation
City Power said a preliminary investigation showed that the feeder board on one of the transformers caught fire around midnight.
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Some CT suburbs set for power cuts due to infrastructure maintenance
Over the coming week, areas like Constantia, Claremont, Newlands, Kraaifontein, Maitland and others will be affected by electricity supply interruptions.
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There'll be little to no water at all in Gauteng & Rustenburg on Monday
Rand Water's Zuikerbosch water treatment works has been impacted by a power supply interruption from Eskom's Snowden high voltage sub-station.
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Large parts of JHB north without power due to technical fault
Eskom said it had dispatched technicians to fix the fault but it was not able to give an estimated time of restoration yet.
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Power outages leave millions shivering in deadly US cold snap
The Arctic weather system has overwhelmed local utility companies, infuriating residents left to huddle under coats and blankets and fend for themselves.
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Veld fire damages City Power infrastructure in Mondeor
Residents from several areas in the south of Johannesburg were left without electricity. City Power has urged communities not to start fires near electricity infrastructure.
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COVID-19 hits Ekurhuleni energy dept staff, causes service delays
The City of Ekurhuleni said that streetlight repairs were not prioritised during this period, with all resources directed to assisting electricity outages.
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Zim power utility disconnects supplies to farms belonging to prominent figures
In a tweet on Friday, the minister confirmed that given the drought and food shortages, now is not the time to disconnect any farmer.
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Ivory Park to remain in the dark until transformer replaced - Eskom
The power utility said it had been unable to access the area to conduct audits, remove illegal connections and disconnect bypassed meters because some residents had prevented them from doing so.
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Huge power outage that plunged Manhattan into darkness ends
About 42,000 customers lost electricity in the early evening, according to power utility Con Edison, which didn't indicate a cause of the power failure.
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Power restored to some parts of Pretoria after outage
The City of Tshwane said that the Njala substation tripped.
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DA waits for Mbete on urgent load shedding debate
Eskom cranked upload shedding from stage two on Sunday, to stage four on Monday.
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Thousands without power as storm lashes Sydney
Heavy rains and lightning storms lashed parts of Sydney late Friday, with close to 60 millimetres (nearly two and a half inches) of rain falling in some areas.
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Bonteheuwel residents left with no power following cable theft
A cable was stolen from a local substation which has resulted in power outages in the area.
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[UPDATE] Huguenot Tunnel reopened after closure due to power failure
It's unclear what led to the power outage that left motorists searching for routes around the 3.9 kilometre structure.
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Cable fault causes power outage in Faerie Glen
The City of Tshwane says its aware of the issue and its technicians are working to fix the problem.
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[UPDATE] Power fully restored to OR Tambo International Airport
Technicians isolated the problem after some parts of the building went dark just after 5am on Thursday morning.
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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 Power warns residents of planned power outage
The utility says this is part of ongoing maintenance work of its network.
