Power To Be Restored Soon In Durban South Area

23 July, 2008

The broken tower

Emergency maintenance teams worked through the night in an attempt to restore the power supply to the affected areas. Working through the night  has proven to be beneficial as officials indicate that they may be able to restore power to the affected areas by late this evening should all work go according to plan.

The temporary repair on the existing tower will only allow for a single circuit operation as the tower cannot be repaired to its full mechanical strength that will cater for its original double circuit operation. While the temporary single circuit configuration would restore power to all affected customers, a secondary feed will not be available in the event of a major transmission line fault.

The tower has been repaired and stabilised during the early hours of this morning. The stringing of the transmission lines is expected to be completed by today and power restored by late this evening.

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