Eskom announces another nine-hour power outage in Gauteng

Eskom’s planned maintenance will result in a nine-hour power outage in parts of Gauteng on Tuesday, 11 February. Here are the affected areas.

Eskom has scheduled planned maintenance in Soweto, Gauteng. Image: Pixabay

Eskom has scheduled planned maintenance resulting in a nine-hour power outage in Soweto, Gauteng.

The maintenance is scheduled for Tuesday, 11 February from 9:00 – 18:00.

ESKOM TO IMPLEMENT A PLANNED POWER OUTAGE IN GAUTENG

Eskom said there will be electricity supply disruption in Braamfischer, Soweto due to maintenance that will be conducted on the distribution network.

“The power outage will affect customers in Braamfischer Phase 3 on Tuesday, 11 February, from 9:00 – 18:00. The interruption of electricity is necessary to perform essential maintenance on our distribution power lines,” the power utility said.

“Eskom in Gauteng conducts planned maintenance on the distribution electricity network across the province as part of its maintenance plan. It is essential for maintenance to be conducted to service the infrastructure to ensure the safety, reliability, and efficiency of the electricity supply,” Eskom added.

On Tuesday, 4 February, Eskom had also scheduled maintenance Tuesday, 4 February from 9:00 – 18:00.

The electricity supply disruption affected customers in Braamfischer Phase 2, Soweto.

‘TREAT ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AS LIVE’

In the interest of safety, Eskom said customers should treat all electrical appliances as live at all times during the power outage.

“Eskom apologises for any inconvenience that may be caused by this maintenance. Should circumstances beyond the control of Eskom arise, the planned electricity maintenance may not proceed as communicated,” the power utility added.

In addition, Eskom said that should circumstances be beyond its control, the planned power outage in Soweto, Gauteng, may not proceed as communicated.