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EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION UPDATE Saturday, 7 March 2026 #TownSubstation Emfuleni Local Municipality and Eskom technicians continue to work to restore power supply. Today, the team has completed the following work: - Protection testing for Town South control room, the team has identified 3 faulty breakers. Repair work is underway. 5 of 10 breakers are good, testing of the remaining 2 is still ongoing. - Town North panels have been tested and are functional, the team is now finalizing tests on the panels supplying CW 5 and CW 2. TRANSFORMER PROTECTION PANEL - Wiring of the panel is 80% complete, provided that everything goes as expected, the testing process will be completed today. Transformer wiring has been completed, technicians are conducting final checkups in preparation for protection testing. ETR will be announced when all the outstanding work is completed. Our technical teams are working around the clock to restore electricity as quickly and safely as possible. However, the municipality strongly advise against gathering or crowding outside the Town Substation. Any form of intimidation, harassment, or interference with our workers on site is unacceptable and will directly delay restoration efforts and prolong the outage for all affected. The municipality is pleading for patience. Issued by the Communication Department.
HAPPENING NOW: ID CAMPAIGN & VOTER EDUCATION ROADSHOW Residents of Emfuleni are informed that the ID Campaign and Voter Education Roadshow is currently underway at Vereeniging, Mark Park Entrance from 09h00 – 13h00. This important community outreach programme, led by the Speaker of Council, Cllr Sibongile Soxuza aims to assist residents with essential civic services and provide information on voter registration and participation in democratic processes. Community members are encouraged to visit the venue and make use of the services available. SERVICES AVAILABLE • New Smart ID Applications • Dispute Resolutions • Issuing of Title Deeds • Registration of Indigents • Voter Education and Registration Residents are encouraged to attend and access these important services while the roadshow is taking place. For more information: 📞 Tel: 016 065 0589 📧 mphomo@emfuleni.gov.za
EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION UPDATE 🚨 Thursday, 5 March 2026 #TownSubstation Succeeding the last update, the following work has been undertaken at the Town Substation: Outdoor Area: - Technicians have completed 99% of outdoor work Indoor Area (Switch and Control Rooms): - Testing of the 11kV Feeder cables, work will be completed tomorrow - Testing and setting of control panel for protection, work is 55% complete - The team has discovered faulty relays while conducting tests. Procurement process to secure the components is underway - The team will conclude necessary test on the panels tomorrow Affected consumers at at Bonanne, Stephanopark, Bophelong, Bophelong Extensions, parts of NW 7, CW1, CW2, CW3, CW5 and CW6 are notified that the transformer soaking process will commence once technicians verify protection. Further tests will be conducted before the transformer is energized and allowed to soak. Load will be put on the power transformer following successful soaking and after the transformer passes all the tests. ETR is still unknown at this stage. We apologize for the inconvenience. Issued by the Communication Department.
EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION 🚨🚨🚨 #Vereeniging Wednesday, 04 March 2026 Consumers at Arcon Park, Duncanville and Three Rivers are notified of an emergency water supply interruption that will be in effect tomorrow (Thursday, 05 March 2026) from 08h00 until 12h00. This is due to necessary replacement of a bulk water meter in the area. Affected consumers are advised to collect water for basic use during the interruption. We apologize for the interruption. Issued by the Communication Department.
EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION UPDATE Tuesday, 3 March 2026 #TownSubstation Work to restore power supply continues. The Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM) Electricity Department jointly with Eskom technicians have been hard at work making commendable progress towards restoring power supply. Yesterday, the teams successfully completed the following work: - Testing of cables in the Vanderbijlpark South switch room, two outgoing feeders are faulty - Laying of protection cables from 88 kV to 11 kV - Delivery of 11 kV cables to site Leveraging on progress made yesterday, today the teams will work on the following: - Building of a support structure for the Neutral Earthing Conductor (NEC) - NEC rigging - Delivery of 2 110V NECs - Trenching and removal of burnt 11kV cables - Laying of replacement cables. The municipality has noted the rise in infrastructure vandalism due to the prolonged Town Substation power outage. Criminals are stripping cables and damaging pole mounted transformers, leading to extended outages even after electricity is restored. Residents are urgently requested to remain vigilant and report suspicious activity to authorities, as this destruction severely impacts broader provision of service. Furthermore, the municipality requests communities to remain patient while we continue to work towards restoring power as early as possible. We sincerely regret the inconvenience caused. Issued by the Communication Department.
EMERGENCY POWER INTERRUPTION UPDATE Sunday, 1 March 2026 #TownSubstation Substation outdoor work suspended due to inclement weather. Consumer supplied from the Town Substation are notified that outdoor planned repairs were temporarily halted today due to rainy weather while indoor activities proceeded as planned. Today, the teams continued with testing and servicing medium voltage circuit breakers, indoor work that was started yesterday, (Saturday, 28 February 2026). We apologize for the inconvenience. FOR NOTING: The attached video was captured yesterday, with indoor work carried over to today. Issued by the Communication Department.
