Armed criminals hold up Tshwane security officials, vandalise substation

The criminals damaged the medium voltage equipment and cables in their attempt to steal copper conductors at Wolmer 132 substation on Sunday night. Picture: iStock

Cable thieves are arming themselves as they target substations around Gauteng, with the latest target being the City of Tshwane’s Wolmer 132 substation. According to the City of Tshwane, the armed criminals held up security personnel stationed at the substation and tied them down on Sunday night.The criminals proceeded to vandalise and damage the medium voltage equipment and cables in their attempt to steal copper conductors.As a result, the areas within the Wolmer 132kv supply network including Tileba, Winternest, Pretoria North and Clarina were plunged into darkness.The work to replace faulted cables started on Monday as Tshwane.

This prolonged the power outage in Winternest and Clarina. An additional four underground cable faults on the network rings were identified. This further hindered the restoration of electricity supply to Clarina.However, Tshwane has condemned community members for allegedly threatening violence against the officials.

“The city understands the frustration caused by this prolonged power outage and would like to plead for patience during this restoration period. All relevant units have been activated to ensure that power gets restored soon,” said Tshwane.It is believed that cable theft was behind the fire, which left several parts of Joburg including Braamfontein, Page View, Parktown, Melville and Amalgam without power for several days.

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