Power restored to eastern Joburg after veld fires knock out Sebenza substation
Power supply has been fully restored to all Johannesburg customers who were left without electricity on Wednesday afternoon after veld fires damaged critical infrastructure in the east of the city, according to a statement from City Power.
Mangena explained that the fires were started “around Sebenza substation under the high voltage cables that are supplying electricity to at least 21 substations across the eastern part of the City of Johannesburg,” describing the situation as a serious and recurring problem for the utility.
According to City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena, “City Power would like to caution the residents against putting on fires, field fires, which this afternoon basically affected a large part of Johannesburg in terms of electricity supply.
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