Power outage across Pretoria East causes traffic congestion
Various suburbs in Pretoria East and Centurion are without power due to a problem at the Njala substation.
Technicians are attending to problem, according to the City of Tshwane.
The municipality said there was a 132kV trip at the substation. Residents said it sounded like a "loud pop".
In an update at about 8.30am, the city said: "A switch in the Njala substation has burnt. Technicians are busy assessing damage. More information on restoration will be communicated soon."
Areas affected by the outage include Mooikloof, Wapadrand, Waltloo, Mamelodi, Willows, Pumulani, Pyramid, Koedoespoort, Highlands, Lynnwood, Brooklyn, Villeria Wingate Park, Aries, Kloofsig, Lyttelton and De Hoewes.
Kinglsey, Denneboom and Denyln are without power since 06H00. Hiw long will it take to restore power back...
— mphele (@morwa_koma) June 4, 2019
Well that ‘trip’ sounded like a very loud bang 🤨🧐.
— Lord M’bakus shandis (@Nhlaskwe) June 4, 2019
@TrafficSA Pretoria east all intersections have no functioning traffic lights. What's going on? All the way to Hatfield.
— Fundiswa Loza (@Fushizalo) June 4, 2019
Tshwane - #PowerOutage (Update): Widespread Outage from Centurion, through Pretoria East, Groenkloof, Monument Park, Brooklyn and into Silverton - HEAVY DELAYS affecting multiple routes
— Rob Beezy (@TrafficSA) June 4, 2019