City of Cape Town working to restore electricity supply affected by storm

Lester Kiewit interviews Beverley van Reenen, Mayoral Committee Member for Energy.

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Electricity crews have been tirelessly repairing power outages caused by a severe storm that hit the Western Cape over the weekend.

Efforts are underway to restore power in various areas including:

• Philippi West 
• Mfuleni
• Hazendal
• Lansdowne
• Brackenfell
• Athlone
• Salt River
• Crawford
• Grassy Park
  

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Reenen affirms that the electrical disruptions stem from fallen cables and assures that none of their substations have been impacted.

"I'm very pleased to report that most of our areas have been restored."

- Beverley van Reenen, Mayoral Committee Member – Energy

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