Hail and storm damage cause widespread electricity outages in Joburg | The Citizen

The severe thunderstorm and hail that pummelled parts of Johannesburg have caused damages to electricity infrastructure across the city, plunging some areas into darkness.⛈

The severe thunderstorm and hail that pummelled parts of Johannesburg have caused damages to electricity infrastructure across the city, plunging some areas into darkness.

City Power is aware of some areas across the City of Joburg that are without power as a result of the thunderstorms.“The heavy storms have damaged some electricity infrastructure, uprooted poles, flooded transformer chambers, uprooted trees which fell on electricity lines and overhead cables.”Mangena said the Main Delta Intake substation also tripped, in what is suspected to be an overhead line fault caused by the storms.

“We have dispatched operators to investigate the transmission line to Delta substation, and we can only advice on any repairs and restorarion plans after locating the fault. The Delta substation outage affect several suburbs in central, western, and southern Joburg.”

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