Parts of Roodepoort were without power on Monday night due to a tripped distributor. while load-shedding has been implemented in parts of Alexandra.
Meanwhile, City Power said it had implemented load-shedding in some areas in Alexandra due to the overloading on its network. This would last from 6pm to 10pm on Monday.
“Alexandra substation is under tremendous pressure due to the overloading in the area caused by the increase in demand during this cold weather. This is threatening the entire substation,” said City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena.“We will monitor the load until it has normalised. We apologise for the inconvenience caused by this,” said Mangena.
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