City Power confirmed on its official Twitter page that electricity"has been fully restored to areas around Tembisa and Midrand, that include RabieRidge,[and] Mayibuye".
Residents were left in the dark on Thursday after the substation was shut down following an oil leak scare on a transformer which had been brought in to replace one that was damaged in a fire on Wednesday. Power fully restored to areas that include RabieRidge, Mayibuye, affected by the total shutdown at the Allendale substation due to oil leak.The utility's spokesperson Isaac Mangena at the time said the shutdown was a"precautionary measure to avoid a potential disaster due to the oil leak".
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