Parts of Cape Town to face 10-hour power outage on Wednesday
The maintenance work will be carried out from 8:00 to 18:00 on Wednesday, 30 July, if all goes to plan, resulting in electricity supply interruptions.
The City of Cape Town said it is important to note that interruptions to the electricity supply will only impact the highlighted area on the maps and only on the relevant date.
To view the area outage maps, visit: https://bit.ly/3Uahxab.
Impacted streets include: Dove
Canary
Starling
Eagle
Repulse
Last week, the City of Cape Town electricity and generation teams also carried out maintenance in Athlone.
Impacted streets included: Forbes
Covendon
Blende
Elwyn
Saltire
Unity
Brand
Raft
Krieket
Parkway
Moreover, the City of Cape Town has warned that electricity supply could be restored at any time and urged customers to treat all electrical installations as live for the full duration of 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.
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