Residents of Van Dyk Park in Boksburg and surrounding areas are informed of a power supply interruption between 08:00 and 17:00 on Thursday, 23 February due to emergency substation maintenance. Customers are urged to treat all electrical networks as live at all times. The city apologises for
The announcement by ESKOM that the country will once again be plunged into indefinite Stage 6 load-shedding highlights the importance of independent power production (IPP) to keep the lights on in Ekurhuleni. Upon assuming office, one of the immediate actions taken by this multi-party coalition was to expedite the city’s IPP programme which resulted in […]
The City of Ekurhuleni’s technicians are working around the clock to restore power supply to the affected areas in Kempton Park. This comes after the area experienced three major power outages affecting Esther Park, Aston Manor, Glen Marais and Pomona areas over the weekend. An investigation conducted proved that the causes of the outages were […]
Parts of Thembisa are currently without power supply due to a substation that was set alight during a community protest in the township yesterday (Monday, 01 August 2022). While the City is aware of the current situation regarding the power in the area, unfortunately, our technicians are unable to attend to the problem as the […]
The City of Ekurhuleni is attending to a power failure affecting parts of Germiston. The expected restoration time is 18h00, today still. Areas affected: Weaver; Sandpiper; Heron; Rooibekkie; and Hammerkop. Technicians will continue to work until the power is fully restored. All electrical networks and equipment must be regarded as being electrically live at all […]
The City of Ekurhuleni will perform emergency work on the Geluksdal substation in an effort to prevent further damage to the facility and stabilize power supply in the area. The project will take place on Friday, 29 July, 2022 from 08h00 until 17h00 – resulting in a power interruption. The whole of Geluksdal and a […]
le for Water, Sanitation and Energy Cllr Senzi Sibeko embarked on a fact-finding mission to assess the extent of vandalism and illegal connections in Germiston...
Work to repair the Springs Munic substation which was gutted by a fire almost two months ago is progressing well and the City expects the facility to be fully operational by the end of the year. The fire hit the substation on 20 May leaving various parts of the Springs area without power for days...
The City of Ekurhuleni has beefed up its security measures on power supply infrastructure amidst theft and vandalism which have caused multiple power outages. Theft and vandalism of electricity infrastructure are rife during loadshedding...
The City of Ekurhuleni strongly condemns the emerging behaviour of violent attacks on its Energy technicians when attending to power outages...