Cape Town schedules eight-hour power cuts in select areas
The City of Cape Town will conduct electricity infrastructure maintenance in September, leading to eight-hour power outages.
The City of Cape Town electricity and generation teams will carry out eight-hour power outages in September to maintain essential electricity infrastructure in parts of the municipality.
They will conduct the maintenance work from 8:30 to 16:30, starting Thursday, 11 September, until Tuesday, 30 September, if all goes as planned, causing interruptions to electricity supply.
CAPE TOWN AREAS SET TO FACE EIGHT-HOUR POWER OUTAGES IN SEPTEMBER
The City of Cape Town stressed that electricity supply interruptions will affect only the highlighted areas on the maps and only on the specified dates. It added that the listed streets, along with those in the immediate surrounding areas, will also experience outages as shown on the maps.
“This is important maintenance of critical electricity infrastructure in the Belgravia Estate, Crawford, Newfields, and Lansdowne areas. The maintenance work ensures a reliable electricity supply for residents in the area,” the City of Cape Town added.
To view the area outage maps visit:
| Thursday, 11 September | Belgravia Estate Veld Road: https://bit.ly/4p4k7wO Canal Road: https://bit.ly/3HDe9Cj Voël Road: https://bit.ly/4g6XjbC |
| Tuesday, 16 September | Crawford Crawford Road: https://bit.ly/3JIR69J Tanner Road: https://bit.ly/461z89M Hart Road substation: https://bit.ly/4g3QkAh |
| Thursday, 25 September | Newfields Bakker Road: https://bit.ly/4g4ABRw Primrose Street: https://bit.ly/3UWLbAm Lodewyk Road: https://bit.ly/4mOwv2y Gideon Road substations: https://bit.ly/3HYR7Wx |
| Tuesday, 30 September | Lansdowne Cotte Road: https://bit.ly/3HOD6e3 Hoek Street: https://bit.ly/4meRxGx Portia Street substations: https://bit.ly/4gnyf0l |
POWER COULD BE RESTORED ANYTIME
The City of Cape Town warned that electricity supply could be restored at any time and urged customers to treat all electrical installations as live throughout the planned maintenance work.
“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 metro municipality said.