{"id":257559,"date":"2023-04-17T11:03:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T09:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/power-restoration-at-mapleton-booster-station-successfully-completed\/"},"modified":"2023-04-17T11:03:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T09:03:51","slug":"power-restoration-at-mapleton-booster-station-successfully-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/power-restoration-at-mapleton-booster-station-successfully-completed\/","title":{"rendered":"Power restoration at Mapleton booster station successfully completed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202304\/powerstationwater.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Rand Water has announced that the restoration of power at the utility\u2019s Mapelton Booster Station has been successfully completed, following a power failure that halted pumping at the station on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The incident resulted in the depletion of water in Rand Water\u2019s reservoirs, with areas within City of Ekurhuleni and City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipalities experiencing water shortages and\/or low water pressure.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Sunday, Rand Water reported that the restoration of power at the station has been successfully completed, marking a significant milestone in their efforts to ensure that water supply is fully restored to the affected areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe re-energizing process commenced at 01:05 and by 02:30 the booster station had achieved full pumping capacity,\u201d said Rand Water spokesperson, Makenosi Maroo.<\/p>\n<p>However, Maroo noted that there will not be an immediate relief in the water supply system, and the system will require a recovery period of up to one week to fully stabilize.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe extend our sincere gratitude to all our stakeholders, particularly the affected communities, for their patience and understanding during this difficult period. As we move forward, we will closely monitor the situation and provide regular updates to the public on any further developments,\u201d Maroo said. \u2013 <strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rand Water has announced that the restoration of power at the utility\u2019s Mapelton Booster Station has been successfully completed, following a power failure that halted pumping at the station on Friday. The incident resulted in the depletion of water in Rand Water\u2019s reservoirs, with areas within City of Ekurhuleni and City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipalities [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":257560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[38678],"class_list":{"0":"post-257559","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-south-africa","8":"tag-sanews","9":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/power-restoration-at-mapleton-booster-station-successfully-completed.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}