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Freezing weather pushes Joburg power network to breaking point
['Caslian Scott', 'Marizka Coetzer']
The Citizen
City Power said there were almost 3 700 power outage calls across eight service delivery centres yesterday morning.
City Power reports almost 3700 outage callsCity Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said technical teams were working around the clock but “overall backlog remains exceptionally high as new faults continue to be reported”.
He said City Power “will not compromise the safety of employees, contractors or the public” to speed up repairs in dangerous conditions.
Koma urged residents to secure loose objects around homes and businesses that could be affected by winds or adverse weather.
Cold, heavy rain and disruptive snow expected to clear by FridayThe freezing temperatures, heavy rain and disruptive snow are expected to clear by Friday.