Update: Florida residents still without electricity
Electricity might only be restored at 8pm – City Power
Frustrated residents from Fleurhof, Robertville, Stormill and Lea Glen are still without electricity – almost 38 hours after a transformer exploded at the Hebbard Street substation on 24 April.
We always hear your pleas Gino, the team is working as fast as they can
— Caleb Finn (@CalebFinn1) April 26, 2017
According to the City Power Twitter account, the estimated time of restoration has been postponed to 8pm tonight. This is due to problems encountered by technicians working around the clock to try to restore the power.
1/2 #Fluerhof, Glen Lea S'S 33kV cable jointing in progress, cable oil work has been completed and operators are busy with the drop test.
— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) April 26, 2017
2/2 We apologise for the inconvenience, due to the delays in power restorating, ETR has been postponed to 20:00 which is subject to change.
— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) April 26, 2017
Caleb Finn, the councillor for Ward 70, posted an update on his Facebook account at about 2pm and said that he had some bad news for residents. “I am truly sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I have just spoken to the team. When they were testing ahead of doing the switching they discovered that the cable is not testing clear, and an additional fault on the terminations of Lea Glen Cable 2 has been discovered,” he said.
He added that he understood that this was not the news residents would want to hear. “I do still however maintain that the City Power team has been working exceptionally hard since Monday to repair an incredible amount of damage to the network,” Finn said. He assured residents that he will continue to monitor the situation by keeping in touch with the City Power technicians and keep residents informed.
City Power also apologised to all residents for any inconvenience caused by this incident, and urged them to please be patient.
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