Staff Reporter.
Power utility Eskom says it has successfully replaced the voltage transformer at the Babelegi substation in Temba, Hammanskraal, after an explosion.
The explosion took place on Monday evening.
As a result, the power supply has been fully restored to all the affected areas in Hammanskraal and its surroundings.
Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says the power utility’s team is working on repairing the outstanding main line, including the conductor and the damaged insulators.
The outage affected about 95,000 customers in Tshwane.
Affected areas included Mathibestad, Makapanstad, GaMotla, Eersterus, Stinkwater, Dilopye, Suurman, Majaneng, Sekampaneng, Mashimong, Bridgeview, Kudube, Temba, Rens, Hans Kekana and Hammanskraal West.
Meanwhile South Africans are breathing a sigh of relief as the power utility announced it would continue suspending load shedding until further notice.
At the time, Mokwena said the generation grid remains steady.
“This is a result of sustained available generation capacity, adequate emergency reserves, and anticipated moderate demand for the week ahead,” Mokwena said in an update.
After load shedding Stage 2, Eskom announced at the end of March that due to its generation capacity, load shedding would be suspended until Sunday, March 31.
Subsequently, the power utility announced a further suspension of load shedding due to sustained available generation capacity.
Last month, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that Eskom’s proposed gas power plant in Mossel Bay and a pumped hydro storage facility in Limpopo are among the 12 priority projects identified for project preparation in the coming year.
Compiled by Lehlohonolo Lehana.