Power supply slowly restored after outage
Thousands of residents woke up on 3 October without electricity due to a number of oil circuit breakers tripping in Chatty, Mount Road and Ditchling.
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South Africa, Port Elizabeth: Thousands of residents woke up on 3 October without electricity due to a number of oil circuit breakers tripping in Chatty, Mount Road and Ditchling.
Head of infrastructure, Mongameli Bobani, said circuit breakers for Kragga Kamma at Ditchling substation had tripped. This caused a secondary trip which affected large parts of the city.
Bobani said three substations had been affected.
Electricity has been restored to most parts of Nelson Mandela Bay, except for the Kragga Kamma area.
“The supply has been restored in most areas. Staff are still working tirelessly to restore power in that area,” continued Bobani.
An oil circuit breaker trips, often due to a faulty transformer, cables, or overhead lines to prevent a substation from exploding.
In September, the city was hit with a power outage every day — on average.
These were not linked to load-shedding.
All this comes as businesses and residents struggle with water outages, load-shedding, and Covid-19 setbacks, the constant power outages are creating even more havoc.
Source: Herald Live