The Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality has confirmed that electricity restoration to all areas affected by electricity outages will commence at 14:00 today, following the successful completion of testing on the repaired 132kV transmission infrastructure between the Bloemendal and Greenbushes substations.
The city has been without electricity for almost a week.
From 14:00, the Municipality will begin the phased energisation and balancing of the electricity network.
The municippality said it will take several hours for electricity supply to be restored across all affected areas, as power is introduced gradually to ensure system stability and to prevent overloads or further faults.
Electricity has already been restored to some areas, including Seaview, Tembani and Greenbushes Industrial, with remaining areas expected to follow progressively during the course of the afternoon and evening.
The municipality has urged the public to:
1. Disconnect all generators from internal wiring and the municipal supply.
2. Switch off swimming pool pumps.
3. Switch off geysers.
4. Switch off electric stoves and to switch off all non-essential electrical equipment before supply is restored:
Executive Mayor, Counsellor Babalwa Lobishe, thanked residents and businesses for their patience and cooperation, “Our teams have worked around the clock under challenging conditions to restore this critical infrastructure. Electricity restoration will begin at 14:00 today, and we ask residents to allow time for the phased process to be completed safely across all areas,” said Mayor Lobishe.
