Fault repairs after scheduled power cuts are often interrupted by further load-shedding.
South Africa’s electricity woes aren’t limited to the two-and-a-half-hour bouts of load-shedding, with overloads and faults leaving large parts of the country’s economic hub in darkness when power is restored.These delays cause angry South Africans to take to social media to voice their frustration at power outages persisting after electricity was supposed to be restored.
“Can we get the 2 hourly update as promised on the power outage in the Roodepoort area, especially for Florida? It is now 3 hours after the initial update at 05:15,” a frustrated Twitter userThe utility’s response was equally frustrating. It replied quickly, saying it had halted repairs in the area due to load-shedding.“Load-shedding underway; team will continue with repairs after load-shedding,” City Power responded.
“The Eldorado Park substation burnt down on the 14th of April, and it has taken City Power days and millions of rands to restore,” Sun said.
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