Following the unprecedented severe storms of Wednesday, 20 September 2023, that swept through parts of the metropolitan municipality, the City of Tshwane is pleased to announce that the rebuilding of Pyramid Substation, which was recently damaged by fire, has been completed and that the power has been restored to all affected areas.
In an impressive feat of engineering and construction, the substation was successfully rebuilt in just 18 days. The project, which involved demolishing the damaged structure, such as panels, feeder cables, circuit breakers, 132 kV isolator and key transformer components, has been expertly completed within the projected schedule.
The engineering team worked around the clock to restore the essential components of the power distribution system, leading to the power being restored to the affected areas. During the outage, the affected households were constantly provided with regular updates on the progress of the restoration efforts.
The City of Tshwane sincerely apologises for any frustration or inconvenience caused by the repairs.