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EDITOR: BETTIE GILIOMEE
LOADSHEDDING: NO POWER OUTAGES FOR KRAGGA KAMMA SUBSTATION
Substation will only be fixed later in the year
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shedding. “We have not been told about it. This is unESIDENTS who recieve power via acceptable and unfair to the people who are the Kragga Kamma substation subjected to load-shedding. It’s one thing if can breathe a sigh of relief as load- it is an area that includes a hospital for inshedding is not on the horison stance, that area may not be able to be switched off because you can’t switch off a here anytime soon. hospital, but for you to have areas which have “This is due to the switch gear and trans- no load-shedding without any explanation former capability of that network,” explained save that it will be rectified later is unfair. If Director of Metro Communications Roland this is true, I will demand an explanation,” said Lawack. Williams. Meanwhile Williams explained that while Residents in areas which include Framessome parts by, Westerof the city ing, and “This is unacceptable and unfair to were enjoySunridge the people who are subjected to ing uninterPark can rupted powexpect to loadshedding.” er supply escape JONATHAN LAWACK, DA COUNCILLOR the now alload-shedmost daily ding until the “latter part of the 2015/’16 financial year,” occurrence of load-shedding was placing enormous strain on the rest of the power inWilliams told PE Express. He said that once the repair, recapitalisa- frastructure. “Like a jet engine on an aircraft that is detion and upgrade of the substation was complete “all residents could look forward to be- signed to run continuously to be at its most ing part of the revised load-shedding proc- efficient, operating the distribution networks are the same. Constant interruption to the ess.” DA spokesperson for Infrastructure and supply place stress on switch gear transformEngineering, Jonathan Lawack said he was ers and cables. This is due to the natural inappalled by the news that certain parts crease in loads and the loss of diversity when around the substation were exempt from load- power is switched off for extended periods.”
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