City of Tshwane says most of the explosion-damaged infrastructure at Zwartkop substation fixed

JOHANNESBURG - The City of Tshwane said it had fixed most of its infrastructure at the Zwartkop substation, which was damaged by an explosion.

Some residents supplied by the substation have been plunged into darkness since a fire broke out there earlier this week.

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The city said the incident was related to and caused by vandalism.

Technicians have been working since to restore power to the affected areas.

"To this end, the 6 out of 9 single-core 11kV cables have been joined. All multicore cables have been installed, and the team has so far connected 50% of them to the source," said metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo.