City advises of planned electricity supply interruption in Llandudno, Hout Bay

24 November 2022

The City’s Electricity Generation and Distribution Department would like to advise residents in parts of Llandudno and Hout Bay that a necessary electricity supply interruption will be carried out on Saturday, 10 December 2022 from 20:00 to 06:00. This is critical maintenance to a major substation in the area which needs to be carried out. The maintenance work ensures reliable electricity supply for residents in the areas. 

The interruption will enable City officials to carry out the necessary maintenance work at the Bisschop Main Substation.

'The City apologises for any inconvenience caused and thanks residents for their cooperation. This particular substation supplies electricity to parts of Llandudno and Hout Bay. City teams are on the ground daily in areas across the metro to complete essential maintenance and upgrades to electricity infrastructure,' said the City's Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Councillor Beverley van Reenen.

To view the area outage map, visit: http://bit.ly/3EWe1tm

Please note:

The electricity supply could be restored at any time and customers must please treat all electrical installations as live for the full duration of the interruption.

Residents are encouraged to switch off appliances as a precaution and to avoid damage caused by power surges when the power comes back on.

Contact the City's Call Centre on 0860 103 089 for more information or if you have any enquiries regarding the planned electricity supply interruption.

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City of Cape Town, Media Office