Eskom has declared a scheduled power outage in Zonkizizwe, Gauteng, in order to facilitate necessary maintenance on the distribution network.
Zonkizizwe is in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.
“Eskom would like to inform customers in Zonkizizwe of an electreicity supply interruption due to maintenance to be conducted on the distribution network,” said the company in post on X.
Eskom added that the outages will affect customers in Zonkizizwe Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and Nkanini on Tuesday, 23 Januray 2023, from 09h00 to 18h00.
“The interruption in electricity supply is necessary to perform maintenance on our distribution power lines,” said the company.
““In the interest of safety customers are advised to treat all electrical appliances as live at all times during the power supply outage.”
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Electricity supply interruption due to planned maintenance in Zonkizizwe Exts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 on 23 January 2024. pic.twitter.com/PShBxsGSRP
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