An unplanned power outage affected over eight-thousand customers in Belhar on Thursday.
Picture: ESKOM According
to reports Eskom said technicians have been dispatched to restore power.
Technicians
have managed to restore electricity for 80-percent of the customers.
Customers
are encouraged to treat all electrical appliances as live during the
restoration period.
It is unknown when Eskom will restore electricity to the remaining customers.
Meanwhile, The City of Cape Town will be rolling out new electricity meters to residents.
The meter replacement
programme aims to assist residents in managing costs, controlling and
monitoring usage and ensuring accurate readings.
The city’s MMC for Energy,
Xanthea Limberg, says the programme is compulsory and free.
She encourages residents to cooperate during this transition, as it is part of the city’s big investment drive in energy infrastructure.
“The
city energy directors is rolling our transmitters to households over the next
few months. This programme is compulsory and free, helping customers in many
ways by reducing the risk of incorrect weeding’s. Improving energy usage for
residence enabling qualified customers to benefit from the subsidised lifeline tariffs” said Limber
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By: Elona Sibunzi
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