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The South African
2 days ago
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- The South African
Parts of Cape Town to face 10-hour power outage on Wednesday
The City of Cape Town electricity and generation teams will implement a 10-hour power outage to maintain essential electricity infrastructure in Athlone. 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: 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. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
The South African
19-07-2025
- General
- The South African
10-hour power cut to impact parts of Cape Town on Thursday
Eskom continues to carry out planned maintenance in Cape Town. Image: Pixabay Home » 10-hour power cut to impact parts of Cape Town on Thursday Eskom continues to carry out planned maintenance in Cape Town. Image: Pixabay The City of Cape Town electricity and generation teams will implement a 10-hour power outage to maintain essential electricity infrastructure in Athlone. The maintenance work will be carried out from 8:00 to 18:00 on Thursday, 24 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, you can visit: Impacted streets include: Forbes Covendon Blende Elwyn Saltire Unity Brand Raft Krieket Parkway Earlier this week, Eskom also carried out planned maintenance on essential electricity infrastructure in Gordon's Bay, Cape Town. The maintenance work was carried out on Wednesday, 16 July, from 7:40 to 17:00. Similarly, the metro municipality also scheduled maintenance work that resulted in electricity supply interruptions in Silvertown, Athlone on Wednesday, 16 July, from 8:00 to 18:00. 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. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
