The City of Cape Town would like to inform residents that a planned electricity outage will take place in the Ocean View, Kommetjie, Misty Cliffs, Scarborough and Soetwater areas, to allow for the upgrading of a substation.
The interruption will take place from 22:00 on Saturday, 20 April until 08:00 on Sunday, 21 April 2013
The City’s Electricity Service is upgrading the electricity distribution infrastructure, at a cost of R21 million, to cater for the growing demand for electricity in the Sun Valley CBD and Ocean View areas.
The Medium Voltage (11kV and 66kV) network from Sun Valley to Ocean View needs to be reinforced and a planned interruption to the electricity supply is required to enable the extension of the distribution board at the Sun Valley Main Substation.
The upgrade was deemed necessary due to the significant load growth and pressure placed on the present system because of the new housing development in Ocean View, Masiphumelele, a retirement village and a future housing development.
The electricity supply may be restored at any time, without warning, so residents are advised to treat electricity installations as live for the full duration of the interruption.
The City apologises for any inconvenience caused.
