The City of Cape Town has confirmed that Eskom will implement a nine-hour power outage to maintain essential electricity infrastructure.
The maintenance work will be carried out on Wednesday, 16 July, from 7:40 to 17:00, if all goes to plan, resulting in electricity supply interruptions.
ESKOM TO IMPLEMENT NINE-HOUR POWER OUTAGE IN THIS PART OF CAPE TOWN
The City of Cape Town said it is important to note that interruptions to the electricity supply will only impact the highlighted area on the map and only on the relevant date.
To view the area outage map, you can click here.
REMINDER: POWER COULD BE RESTORED ANYTIME
Moreover, the City of Cape Town has warned that electricity supply could be restored at any time and urged customers to treat all electrical installations as live for the full duration of the planned maintenance work.
“Residents are encouraged to switch off appliances as a precaution and to avoid damage caused by power surges when the power comes back on.
“The City of Cape Town apologises for any inconvenience caused and thanks residents for their cooperation and understanding,” the metro municipality said.
HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR PLANNED POWER OUTAGES AND WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS IN CAPE TOWN?
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