Tshwane power crisis: City hopes to restore all customers by Thursday evening - EWN

The City of Tshwane says it hopes to restore power to all customers affected by Tuesday’s explosion at the Watloo substation by Thursday evening.The incident affected a major part of the electricity network, impacting at least 11 substations and leaving large parts of Pretoria without power.Nndwamato Tom Mutshidza, Divisional Head in the city’s Energy and Electricity Business Unit, told 702 that some customers had their power restored on Tuesday night, with more areas brought back online on Wednesday.By Thursday morning, around 30% of affected customers were still without electricity.

“From lunchtime all the way to evening, we'll have to make sure that everyone is back online,” he said, Mutshidza added that rain had hampered repair work on Tuesday, making it difficult for teams to work safely.