Joburg's City Power lets Alexandra have load rotation

11 May 2018 - 12:43 By Timeslive

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Kelvin Power Station.
Image: Supplied by Kelvin Power Station

Johannesburg's City Power has resorted to "load rotation" in Alexandra due to load management at the Sebenza substation.

The city’s north-eastern suburbs have been in darkness since Thursday evening due to the power tripping at the Kelvin Power Station.

The current load rotation started at 11am and will last until 3pm‚ said City Power.

Joburg’s north-eastern suburbs in darkness due to power outage

Johannesburg’s north-eastern suburbs were in darkness on Thursday evening due to the power tripping at the Kevlin Power Station‚ City Power said.

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The utility said load rotation had been implemented to prevent a total blackout of the areas supplied by Sebenza substation and to ensure that customers had a fair share of electricity.

Areas affected by the load rotation were Lombardy East‚ Adam Block‚ Kassie‚ 14th Avenue‚ Men’s Hostel‚ Jabulani Crescent‚ East Bank Ext 2 and the surrounding areas.

City Power promised to keep affected customers updated as and when new information would become available.