At around 05:00 on Friday, the Eldorado Park substation caught fire, causing almost the entire suburb and surrounding areas to be without electricity. | nickymccain
City Power staff were initially unable to enter the substation due to safety concerns, with the area engulfed in smoke. However, by midday, teams had managed to access the substation and started assessing the damage.
They discovered that the fire had damaged one transformer and a second one had been affected by the heat. Testing would be carried out to determine if the second transformer could be used. The control room had also been badly damaged.These included Orlando, Fordsburg, Pennyville, Mayfair, Mondeor, Nirvana, Nancefield, and Eikenhof. All the substations had since been restored, except for Nancefield and Nirvana.
News24 previously reported that nearly 2 000 power outages had occurred in Johannesburg in the past week. According to City of Johannesburg acting MMC for Environment and Infrastructure Services, Leah Knott, most of these were the result of inclement weather, increased demand and ageing infrastructure.Never miss a story.
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