Alex residents expected to be reconnected after power outage
JOHANNESBURG – After several days without electricity, residents in some parts in Alexandra are expected to be reconnected on Thursday.
A large section of the township has been cut off since Tuesday afternoon after one of city power’s sub-stations caught fire.
It is still not clear how that happened but officials suspect vandalism.
City Power’s Isaac Mangena said that technicians have been working around the clock to restore power.
City Power technicians are currently working to restore power to most parts of Alexandra following the fire that gutted a switching substation on Tuesday night, plunging almost half of the township into darkness. #AlexOutage @CityofJoburgZA pic.twitter.com/ExxNdZaQ1N
— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) July 3, 2019
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The work will involve putting in new infrastructure including cables that were totally destroyed during the fire.
Investigation is also underway to determine what caused the fire. There is suspicion of vandalism as the locks to the substation chambers was broken. pic.twitter.com/vArMulQx4m— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) July 3, 2019
#AlexOutage incident affected power supply to areas between 2nd Avenue and 18th Avenue from Vasco Da Gama and Selbourne streets. @CityofJoburgZA pic.twitter.com/bKaUNED7By
— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) July 3, 2019
#AlexOutage incident affected power supply to areas between 2nd Avenue and 18th Avenue from Vasco Da Gama and Selbourne streets. @CityofJoburgZA pic.twitter.com/bKaUNED7By
— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) July 3, 2019
We anticipating the work to be completed and power restored by Thursday, should everything go accordingly.
This is due to the fact that the work will involve removing shacks built right by the wall of the substation which makes it difficult to access cables. #AlexOutage pic.twitter.com/cT9WlYGo9J— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) July 3, 2019