City Power says repairs at the Mayfair substation in Johannesburg are at an advanced stage, with electricity expected to be restored in some affected areas later on Wednesday afternoon.
This follows a secondary explosion at the substation on Monday evening during efforts to restore power after an initial outage.
Several areas, including Auckland Park, Melville, Crosby and Brixton, have been left without electricity, affecting essential services, including hospitals and the SABC.
Residents, businesses and key institutions in parts of Johannesburg remain without electricity and water after a second explosion struck City Power’s Mayfair substation.
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The public broadcaster has been experiencing transmission disruptions.
City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says teams have been working around the clock to restore electricity.
“Repairs are at an advanced stage following a secondary explosion at Mayfair substation, which plunged several areas into darkness, including the SABC and other essential services like hospitals around Brixton, Crosby, Auckland Park and parts of Melville. The teams have been working around the clock since this happened on Monday evening during restoration efforts following the initial outage at the same substation. We have made progress and are expecting some areas to be returned to service later this afternoon, including the SABC.”
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