Kimberley Power Outage – Galeshewe, Homevale, Homelite, and Possibly Elsewhere – 24/02/2026
UPDATE: 24 FEBRUARY 2026 – 11:00
UPDATE 4: POWER SUPPLY RESTORED – GALESHEWE, HOMEVALE, HOMELITE, ROODEPAN, AND MIDLANDS
Update: Repair work completed on damaged 66kV jumper at H.A Morris Substation.
Power Supply Has Been Fully Restored To The Following Areas:
Galeshewe, Homevale, Homelite, Roodepan, and Mindland – all drawing supply from H.A Morris Substation.
We regret the inconvenience, and we thank you for your cooperation.
Kind regards,
Thabo Mothibi
Communications Unit
SOL PLAATJE MUNICIPALITY
UPDATE: 24 FEBRUARY 2026 – 10:30
UPDATE 3: TEMPORARY POWER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION – GALESHEWE, HOMEVALE, HOMELITE, ROODEPAN, AND MIDLANDS
Update: Repair work nearing completion on damaged 66kV jumper at H.A Morris Substation.
Affected Areas: Galeshewe, Homevale, Homelite, Roodepan, and Midlands – all drawing supply from H.A Morris Substation.
Upon completion and to ensure restoration of power supply, our electricians will await Eskom to switch power on from its side first.
We thank you for your cooperation.
Kind regards,
Thabo Mothibi
Communications Unit
SOL PLAATJE MUNICIPALITY
UPDATE: 24 FEBRUARY 2026 – 08:35
UPDATE 2: TEMPORARY POWER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION – GALESHEWE, HOMEVALE, HOMELITE, ROODEPAN, AND MIDLANDS
Update: Our electricians are making good progress in repairing a damaged 66kV jumper at H.A Morris Substation.
Affected Areas: Galeshewe, Homevale, Homelite, Roodepan, and Mindland – all drawing supply from H.A Morris Substation.
The next update is to follow on the hour; 10:00.
We thank you for your cooperation.
Kind regards,
Thabo Mothibi
Communications Unit
SOL PLAATJE MUNICIPALITY
UPDATE: 24 FEBRUARY 2026 – 07:10
ALERT: TEMPORARY POWER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION – GALESHEWE, HOMEVALE, HOMELITE, AND POSSIBLY ELSEWHERE
Reason for the Outage: A damaged 66kV jumper at H.A Morris Substation.
Action: With the cause of the trip already identified, our electricians are about to undertake repair work.
The power supply will be restored upon completion of repair work.
We thank you for your cooperation.
Kind regards,
Thabo Mothibi
Communications Unit
SOL PLAATJE MUNICIPALITY
