On Wednesday, the GCN was inundated with calls reporting a power outage in both Albemarle and Dinwiddie.<\/p>\n
Residents reported that their power had been out since Tuesday morning, without an explanation from the metro.<\/p>
The GCN approached the metro for comment on the matter and the divisional head of the department of communication and brands management, Mandlakazi Mpahlwa-Sigcawu, said: \u201cThe metro assures Germiston residents and businesses that technicians are working tirelessly around the clock to restore power to all the affected areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cPower was reported to have gone off yesterday, between 10am and 11am, due to two damaged underground 33Kv ring feed cables supplying power to the Albemarle substation.<\/p>
\u201cThe affected areas are Albemarle, Dinwiddie and Norton Small Farms.<\/p>\n
\u201cUpon investigating the cause of the outage, technicians discovered that the cables to be repaired are situated very deep underground, requiring the use of excavating machines.<\/p>\n
\u201cTechnicians drilled into one of the cables, resulting in repair work taking longer than what was expected.<\/p>\n
\u201cPower is expected to be restored this afternoon by 5pm (Wednesday).<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the interim residents are urged to treat all electrical networks and equipment as electrically alive.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe municipality apologises for any inconvenience caused.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the metro’s promises, many residents reported that the power only came on late into the evening or the next day.<\/p>\n