{"id":189401,"date":"2018-10-18T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T07:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=189401"},"modified":"2018-10-18T13:26:46","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T11:26:46","slug":"update-power-slowly-restored-affected-suburbs-metro-switches-new-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/10\/18\/update-power-slowly-restored-affected-suburbs-metro-switches-new-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Power slowly being restored to affected suburbs as metro switches on new equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Power is slowly being restored to several Germiston suburbs this morning.<\/p>\n<p>This is according to Ward 39 councillor Alta de Beer, who visited the Elsburg Substation in Ostend Road this morning (Thursday).<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/189291\/power-restoration-delayed-at-elsburg-substation-as-new-equipment-is-sourced\/\" target=\"_blank\">Update \u2013 Power restoration delayed at Elsburg Substation, as new equipment is sourced<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The affected areas, which include, but are not limited to, Delville, Collin Wade, the industrial area of Germiston South, Parkhill Gardens, Tedstoneville, industrial areas fed from Enterprise, and parts of Hazeldene, Germiston South, Elsburg and the Germiston CBD, were plunged into darkness on Tuesday, following an explosion and building collapse at the substation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe team on site began switching power back on slowly from 6.30am this morning,\u201d de Beer said.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe power is being turned on gradually so as not to overload the new equipment and to allow the DC batteries on site time to charge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey simply cannot switch everything on at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/189242\/elsburg-sub-station-explosion-and-building-collapse-leads-to-power-outage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elsburg Substation explosion and building collapse leads to power outage<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>By 8.30am de Beer commented that 45 per cent of the affected areas were back online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is estimated that power will be completely restored today,\u201d de Beer said.<\/p>\n<p>Further details will be released when they become available.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-189403\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/IMG-20181017-WA0013-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/IMG-20181017-WA0013-520x400.jpg 520w, 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