Following a meeting with the HOD for Energy Mark Wilson,\u00a0Ward 39 councillor Alta de Beer, has announced that power to most of the affected areas in Germiston should have been restored.<\/p>\n
ALSO READ:\u00a0Germiston residents struggle through the darkness<\/a><\/p> “Power to most of the affected areas should of been restored,” said de Beer.<\/p>\n “If residents are still without power they are advised to first check their home distribution boxes (DBs) for any trips before logging a new call with the metro’s call-taking centre.”<\/p> De Beer urged all residents\u00a0and businesses to keep the load balanced during the two peak periods daily (namely 7am to 9am and 4pm to 7pm) by implementing energy saving measures.<\/p>\n ALSO READ:\u00a0Power woes continue for Germiston residents<\/a><\/p>\n Residents of Elsburg, however, will have to wait a bit longer for power as metro technicians work on a cable fault in the area.<\/p>\n “Elsburg’s power outage has been cause by a cable fault in the area,” said de Beer.<\/p>\n “A team is working on the fault and power should be restored later today.”<\/p>\n De Beer further stated that plans to stablise the power grid would be shared soon.<\/p>\n Updates to follow as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n Germiston residents share their frustration on Twitter:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s been 3 days now without power in Elsburg Germiston can someone please let us know what is going on and when we can expect it to be restored????<\/p>\n — paschal (@Pashash1) July 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n