Cape Town

Cape Town electrical maintenance is expected to continue this week. Photo: Unsplash.

It’s not load shedding: 23 Cape Town areas will be without electricity from 31 October to 6 November

Cape Town areas affected by the electrical maintenance include Oranjezicht, Grassy Park, Newlands, Gugulethu, Goodwood and more.

Cape Town

Cape Town electrical maintenance is expected to continue this week. Photo: Unsplash.

There will be 25 electricity supply disruptions across the City of Cape Town metropolitan area during the week of Monday, 31 October, as the City continues its routine electrical infrastructure maintenance programme.

 Maintenance is scheduled for every day of the week except Saturday, 5 November. The City does not carry out electrical maintenance while Stage 3 load shedding or higher is in place.

“The City thanks customers for their patience as we do necessary ongoing critical routine maintenance on our electrical infrastructure in various areas of the metro… Please note, some news channels imply this work leaves whole areas without power for a week. This is not true,” said the City.

CAPE TOWN AREAS AFFECTED BY MAINTENANCE

DATEAREASTREETSTART TIMEEXPECTED END TIME
31 OctoberHout BayMount Rhodes Substation: Mount Rhodes Drive, Suther Close, Lions Head Road, Valley View Drive09:0016:00
31 OctoberOranjezichtChesterfield, Roseberry Avenue, Invermark, Cairnmount Avenue, Glencoe Avenue and Molteno09:0016:00
1 NovemberConiston ParkDerwent Crescent Substations and surrounding roads08:3016:00
1 November Grassy ParkMorven, Brookford, Botard Lane and vicinity08:3018:00
1 November Heinz ParkHeinz Park 1, Heinz Park 2 and Heinz Park 3 Substation08:0016:00
1 November NewlandsDraper Road, Draper Close, Stegman, St Ledger, Queen Victoria, Midwood Avenue, Kinkle Way, Kinkle Avenue, Chaucer, Palmyra, Mariedahl, Avalon, Leslie and Heatherton08:0018:00
2 November Somerset WestLourens River Estate Street, Bizweni Avenue 08:0018:00
2 November KommetjieLighthouse Rd, Aloe, Clan Monroe, Nerina, Strelitzia and Disa08:3016:00
2 November BellvilleConstable09:0011:30
2 November LenteguerAster, Bloubekkie, Primrose, Kokerboom and Snapdragon08:0017:00
2 November ParowDevon, Hampton, Inthlabati, Oxford Crescent, Sidvale and vicinity08:0016:00
3 November Somerset WestCheltenham, Park Drive, Carlisle, Riverton and Summerveld08:0018:00
3 November StrandfonteinPalermo, Pasadena and San Remo, Strandfontein and vicinity08:3016:00
3 NovemberClaremontCrescent, Molteno and portion Main09:0015:00
3 NovemberFish HoekFalse Bay Hospital, 18th Avenue and Nelson Road Substations and vicinity09:0016:00
3 NovemberDurbanvilleSonstraal area09:0016:00
3 NovemberGugulethuGugulethu Depot and Ingulube Drive Substations08:0016:00
3 NovemberGoodwoodMarshall Road, Nelson Joubert, Weiner, Wellington, Paarl and vicinity08:0014:00
4 November WynbergWynberg Pump: Cannery Row, Steinbeck Close and Klaasens09:0016:00
6 NovemberParow IndustriaGarrett08:0016:00
6 NovemberPhilippiMerrydale Farm and vicinity08:0013:00
6 NovemberStiklandTedric08:0015:00
6 NovemberTable Bay Boulevard SubstationThe Halyard, 4 Christiaan Barnard Street (KPMG Building)08:0014:00
6 NovemberParow IndustriaIndustrial Ring Road and vicinity08:0014:00
6 NovemberOtteryOttery, Louis, Casper, Fritz, Wegner, Brandt and Devonshire08:0018:00

As previously reported, the City of Cape Town says its maintenance programme enables it to ensure residents have access to a reliable supply of electricity.

Residents are advised to switch off appliances at the wall socket ahead of the maintenance to reduce the potential damage that could be caused by power surges.

“We encourage residents to always double check on the City’s social media channels to see if their area will be affected by the regular electricity maintenance during the week.

“Where customers are affected by supply interruptions due to normal maintenance, they should receive a door-to-door notice ahead of the planned work,” said the City of Cape Town.

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