eThekwini works to restore power after city-wide outage
eThekwini says technicians have identified the fault that has led to a power outage in large parts of Durban.
The Electricity Department's Deena Govender says the outage was caused by a connection fault at the Klaarwater substation - near Chatsworth south of Durban.
Govender says crews are working to restore power to affected areas.
#MajorPowerOutage. An explosion at the 275kv Klaarwater major substation this morning caused a widespread power outage to about 50% of areas in Durban.
— eThekwini Muni (@eThekwiniM) March 14, 2018
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Residents and businesses in the Umhlanga, Phoenix, Durban North, Toti, Westville, Hillcrest and Kloof areas - among others have been affected.
eThekwini tweeted an update earlier - saying some areas have already had their electricity restored.
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