After residents took to the streets to demonstrate their displeasure with the power outage currently affecting their area, the Executive Mayor of Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM), Cllr Gift Moerane on Thursday evening (08 April 2021) visited Peacehaven for a public meeting with the community.

Mayor Moerane, supported by the MMC for Basic Services, Cllr. Bheki Ntsele, and senior officials gave a detailed update of work done to date to restore power supply.

“Following a site inspection held on Thursday, 1st April 2021, the municipality has secured two (2) service providers to restore the substation and replace damaged cables,” he said.

According to the municipality’s technicians, appointed service providers need a minimum of six (6) weeks to complete all the work however, this is too long a period for people to remain without power supply. In the interim, a temporary supply source will be commissioned and switch on will happen one block at a time until everyone has power. 

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