{"id":205959,"date":"2019-05-30T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/205959\/upgrade-of-germistons-electrical-network-planned-for-june-6\/"},"modified":"2019-05-30T15:55:49","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T13:55:49","slug":"upgrade-of-germistons-electrical-network-planned-for-june-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/05\/30\/upgrade-of-germistons-electrical-network-planned-for-june-6\/","title":{"rendered":"ALERT: Scores of Germiston suburbs to be without power next Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Large parts of Germiston will be without power on June 6 from 7am to 5pm.<\/p>\n<p>The planned power interruption will allow metro technicians a chance to upgrade the electrical network.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This is one of the metro&#8217;s plans to minimise the number of electrical equipment failures affecting Germiston and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The electrical equipment set to be upgraded supplies power to 10 substations,&#8221; explained Themba Gadebe, spokesperson for the metro.<\/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\/204331\/power-woes-continue-for-germiston-residents\/\" target=\"_blank\">Power woes continue for Germiston residents<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The affected areas include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Albemarle 33kv substation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Albemarle Proper and Extension One and Two<\/li>\n<li>Dinwiddie<\/li>\n<li>Norton Small Farms<\/li>\n<li>Union Proper and all extensions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Atom Road 33kv substation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Castleview Proper and Ext Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine and 10<\/li>\n<li>Wadeville<\/li>\n<li>Wadeville Ext One, Four, Five and Six<\/li>\n<li>Dinwidde Proper and Ext Four<\/li>\n<li>Estera<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. Calcium 33kv substation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wadeville<\/li>\n<li>Wadeville Ext Two<\/li>\n<li>Germiston Ext 32<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4. Nampak 33kv substation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roodekop Industrial<\/li>\n<li>Rondebult and Ext Two<\/li>\n<li>Leondale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5. Niemann Road 33kv substation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buhle Park and surrounding areas<\/li>\n<li>Rondebult Proper<\/li>\n<li>Rondebult (136-IR)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>6. Phumula 33kv substation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Phumula Township (Roodekop Ext 21)<\/li>\n<li>Roodekop Ext 11 and 22<\/li>\n<li>Mapleton Ext 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>7. Roodekop Industries 33kv substation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roodekop Industries<\/li>\n<li>Roodekop Ext 31<\/li>\n<li>Leondale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>8. Second Input 33kv substation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wadeville<\/li>\n<li>Wadeville Ext One, Two, Three, Six, Eight, Nine, 10, 12, 14, 17, 30, 31, 37 and 84<\/li>\n<li>Junction Hill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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