Braamfontein fire: City Power urges patience as it tries to restore power supply to areas

A fire broke out underground in the Joburg CBD after alleged cable theft. City Power have requested assistance against the scourge. Picture: X/ @HloniMtimkulu

City Power is gradually restoring electricity supply to areas affected by the Braamfontein underground fire that occurred last week.Residents in surrounding areas were urged to bare with City Power as it switches off power for less than 30 minutes as part of efforts to fix supply to those affected by the M1 tunnel fire.According to the entity, the intermittent power cuts are due to cables being increasingly connected and livening up additional feeder-boards.

Areas that have gone without power since the fire include Parktown, Newtown, Braamfontein, the Johannesburg CBD, and surrounding regions. The utility’s spokesperson Isaac Mangena said approximately 70% of power has been restored to these areas so far.“This is part of the continuous efforts that are unfolding parallel to the work of replacing the burnt and stolen cables, which will admittedly take a bit longer to complete. A new 88KV cable has been laid inside the 1.2-kilometre tunnel beneath the M1 highway in Braamfontein,” Mangena said.

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