ETHEKWINI NEWSFLASH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
POWER RESTORATION UNDERWAY IN CHESTERVILLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS AFFECTED BY CABLE FAULT
EThekwini Municipality is attending to a power outage affecting Chesterville and surrounding areas.
Teams from the Energy Management Directorate are currently on site carrying out repairs.
The outage was initially triggered by a medium-voltage cable fault between the Bramcote Distributor Substation and the Mayville High Voltage Substation on 9 March.
Teams explored alternative supply from the Kaledon Distributor Substation to restore electricity to affected customers.
However, a failure occurred on the feeder cable connecting the Ridgeview Substation to the Kaledon Distributor Substation, which ultimately resulted in a loss of supply to Chesterville and surrounding areas.
The fault affecting the Bramcote Distributor Substation has been repaired and supply has been restored to some customers.
Work continues on the remaining affected cable to ensure the full restoration of electricity supply to all affected residents.
The City acknowledges the inconvenience caused by this outage and apologises to affected residents.
We appreciate the patience and understanding of residents as the City’s dedicated teams continue working on the ground to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
ENDS
Issued by eThekwini Municipality’s Marketing and Communications Directorate
