UPDATE: 1 MAY 2025 – 08:00
DAY-2 UPDATE 1 – POWER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION – LARGE PARTS OF GALESHEWE AMID THEFT AND VANDALISM AT H.A MORRIS SUBSTATION
* Attempts to get large parts of Galeshewe back online went on until 03:00 this morning.
Further efforts to restore supply continues. Our electricians have assembled at H.A Morris Substation at this hour.
* Whilst power was restored to other parts of Galeshewe, Tyala Street Substation areas Greater Number Two, Santa (Zone 2) Shantytown, Sobantu and White City are still off. Tswelelang, Five April (Number 5) substations – linked to Tyala Street Substation are also still affected (Vergenoeg and Donkerhoek included).
* Critical cables were cut-off and stolen.
Best possible measures aimed at restoring supply will be communicated in the next update.
We wish to assure the affected residents that our electricians are doing everything possible to restore supply.
Kind regards,
Thabo Mothibi
Communications Unit
Sol Plaatje Municipality
UPDATE: 30 APRIL 2025 – 22:00
POWER SUPPLY RESTORED TO HADISON PARK AND CARTERS GLEN
* Our electricians are en route to the Galeshewe Substation, having just restored supply to residential areas supplied by the Carters Glen Substation, and earlier the Hadison Park one.
Cause of the beyond four-hour widespread outage; a shameless act of theft and vandalism at H.A Morris Substation.
The Municipality appreciates residents’ patience and understanding amid the attack on our electrical infrastructure.
Kind regards,
Thabo Mothibi
Communications Unit
Sol Plaatje Municipality
UPDATE: 30 APRIL 2025 – 21:15
POWER SUPPLY RESTORED TO HADISON PARK I
* Our Electrical Department has restored power supply to all residential areas supplied from the Hadison Park Substation.
* Next up will be Carters Glen Substation, and followed by the Galeshewe Substation.
Cause of the beyond four-hour widespread outage; a shameless act of theft and vandalism at H.A Morris Substation.
The Municipality appreciates residents’ patience and understanding amid the attack on our electrical infrastructure.
Kind regards,
Thabo Mothibi
Communications Unit
Sol Plaatje Municipality
UPDATE: 30 APRIL 2025 – 19:00
POWER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION – LARGE PARTS OF KIMBERLEY – H.A MORRIS SUBSTATION VANDALISED
Widespread power outage – entire Galeshewe, and parts of Kimberley’s high-lying areas – resulting from a shameless act of theft and vandalism at H.A Morris Substation.
* Electrical Department weighing various options to restore power supply via line isolation.
– Inspections to be done at Galeshewe, Carters Glen and Hadison Park substations.
More updates to follow.
Kind regards,
Thabo Mothibi
Communications Unit
Sol Plaatje Municipality
UPDATE: 30 APRIL 2025 – 17:40
POWER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION – LARGE PARTS OF KIMBERLEY – H.A MORRIS SUBSTATION VANDALISED
* 66kV circuit breaker supplying Galeshewe and Carters Glen has been vandalised at H.A Morris Substation
– This has impacted on Galeshewe and most of Kimberley’s high-lying areas (linked substations.
* Electrical Department to decide on measures to restore power supply safely.
More updates to follow.
The inconvenience is regretted.
Kind regards,
Thabo Mothibi
Communications Unit
Sol Plaatje Municipality
UPDATE: 30 APRIL 2025 – 17:00
ALERT – POWER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION – LARGE PARTS OF KIMBERLEY
* Possible 66kV Trip at H.A Morris Substation
* Electrical Department is attending to this widespread outage – Galeshewe and Kimberley’s high-lying areas.
More updates to follow.
The inconvenience is regretted.
Kind regards,
Thabo Mothibi
Communications Unit
Sol Plaatje Municipality
UPDATE: 30 APRIL 2025 – 16:40
Electricity Outage in a number of residential areas including, but not limited to Lindene, New Hillcrest, Hillcrest, Royldene, Newpark, Rhodesdene, Carters Glen, the CBD and Albertynshof.
This is not loadshedding and the issue has been reported to the municipality.
Info via Social Media.
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