The City of Tshwane’s team of energy and electricity technicians have so far managed to energise the Phumulani and Koedoespoort substations, which went offline in the early hours of this morning, 24 April 2025, following a fire incident at the 132 kV Walt ...
Substation fire causes multiple power outages in Tshwane
Some areas in Tshwane are without electricity following a fire incident at the 132 kV Waltloo Substation. The Waltloo Transformer 1B caught fire just after midnight. This incident led to power trips in the supply areas of the Rooiwal, Pyramid, Phumulan ...
City of Tshwane’s overtime management not intended to compromise service delivery
The City of Tshwane has taken note of misleading messages circulating on social media platforms by some community leaders, purporting that there will be prolonged power supply outages due to the City’s overtime curb that came into effect on 1 April 2025. ...
Power outage affecting parts of Bronkhorstspruit
The City of Tshwane's maintenance team in Region 7 is attending to a cable theft incident that has affected the supply of electricity to some parts of Bronkhorstspruit. The team is busy assessing the extent of the damage caused by this act of theft wit ...
Possible water supply interruption to affect Eersterust Reservoir supply areas
Residents within the Eersterust Reservoir supply area are informed about a planned water supply interruption from 6 to 7 May 2025. During this period, the City’s technicians will carry out upgrades to the reservoir infrastructure. The said work will co ...
Scheduled shutdown of Themba Water Purification Plant
On Thursday, 20 March 2025, the City of Tshwane Water and Sanitation Department will shut down the water supply to Themba Water Purification Plant. This is to allow the City’s technicians to carry out the refurbishment of the pump station at Babelegi Rese ...
Power outage affects parts of Region 7
Parts of Region 7 of Tshwane have been affected by a power outage following a 132 KV trip at the Eskom Kromdraai Substation in Emalahleni as of today, 7 March 2025. The power utility is busy with investigations regarding the cause of the blackout. The ...
Planned water supply interruption to affect the R4 Reservoir Zone in Mamelodi
On Tuesday, 11 March 2025, the City of Tshwane’s Water and Sanitation Department will carry out planned maintenance work of control valves at the R4 Reservoir Zone in Mamelodi. This essential work is scheduled for eight hours from 08:00 to 16:00 and wi ...
TEMPORARY SHUTDOWN OF BRONKHORSTSPRUIT WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Plant is temporarily offline due to deteriorated raw water quality that is characterised by cloudiness, which was caused by the recent heavy rainfall. Our technicians are closely monitoring the situation, and the plant ...
Planned shutdown of water supply to Babelegi Reservoir
On Wednesday, 26 February 2025, the City of Tshwane Water and Sanitation Department will shut down the water supply to the Babelegi Reservoir distribution areas of Hammanskraal. This is to allow the City’s technicians to install refurbished control valves ...