Cape Town

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

After load shedding, Cape Town resumes maintenance work in eight areas

Some Cape Town areas will experience a combined 75 hours without power this week due to electrical maintenance. The longest outage is in Atlantis with 15 hours.

Cape Town

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

There will be nine electricity supply disruptions across the City of Cape Town metropolitan area during the week of Tuesday, 19 July, as the City continues its routine electrical infrastructure maintenance programme.

 Maintenance is scheduled from Tuesday until Thursday before resuming on Sunday. There will be no power disruptions on Friday and Saturday.

“With Eskom’s load-shedding intensity reduced for now, the City of Cape Town is resuming routine electrical maintenance,” said the City.

The City does not carry out electrical maintenance when Stage 3 and above load shedding is in place.

CAPE TOWN AREAS AFFECTED BY MAINTENANCE

DATEAREALOCATION/STREETSTART TIMEEXPECTED END TIME
19 JulyHout BayOld and Stonehill06:0018:00
19 JulyAtlantisNottingham, Anglebe, Allegheny Lane, Arden Square, Arundel Close and Akkerendam Court08:0023:00
19 JulyAtlantisBeekberg and vicinity08:0016:00
20 JulyConstantiaNirvana , Uitsig , Coniston09:0016:00
21 JulyRobinvaleValkand vicinity08:0016:00
21 JulyProtea ParkBegonia and vicinity08:0016:00
21 JulyPlumsteadCassino, Paul Kruger, Elva, Victoria, Bramley, Wepener, Leonard, Naruna , Ledore, Kestel  and Skew09:0016:00
24 JulyBellville SouthErf 40771 (Pentech)06:3009:00
24 JulyDurbanvillePortion of Queen, King and New08:0016:00

As previously reported, the City of Cape Town said its routine maintenance of infrastructure is how it is able to ensure that 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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