Durban hit by massive power outage
Municipality officials says electricity has been restored to some parts of the city following this morning's massive power outage in the eThekwini region - affecting both homes and businesses.
The lights have switched off north of the city - that's in Phoenix, and Umhlanga.
Areas inner west of the city - Pinetown, Westville, Hillcrest and Kloof - have been affected while Umbilo, Merebank and Rossburgh on the south have been left in the dark.
We are aware of the power outage affecting most areas around the City. Electricity has been restored in some areas. Areas which are not yet restored will be restored shortly. Our technicians are on site investigating the problem. We will keep you updated. We apologize for this.
— eThekwini Muni (@eThekwiniM) March 14, 2018
There are reports of a failed transformer at the Klaarwater power station, which supplies the eThekwini municipality.
The eThekwini Municipality is yet to confirm the cause of the outage. They say technicians are investigating.
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There's been a massive power outage in the #eThekwini region. We have received reports of outages in parts of Umhlanga, Umbilo, Westville, Hillcrest and Kloof.
— ECR_Newswatch (@ECR_Newswatch) March 14, 2018
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