2021 Pietermaritzburg power outage explained
| 2021 Pietermaritzburg Power Outage |
| Place: | Pietermaritzburg |
| Cause: | Substation Explosion |
The 2021 Pietermaritzburg Power Outage is a power outage that began in December 2021.[1] [2] [3]
Background
On 16 December 2021 the Northdale primary substation exploded in the early hours leaving individuals in the Msunduzi municipality in the dark for over a week.[4] [5]
Residents began protesting and blocking National roads after Eskom’s progress in the repair seemed to be nonexistent[6] A local petition was also able to gain over 1,200 signatures.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: PMB residents, hit by power outage, can claim for spoilt food from the municipality. 2021-12-27. www.iol.co.za.
- Web site: Laldas. Jyothi. ‘Our leaders failed us,’ say Northdale residents in Pietermaritzburg after days without electricity. 2021-12-27. Witness. en-US.
- Web site: Nxumalo. Sakhiseni. Residents in Northdale, Pietermaritzburg still in the dark after five days. 2021-12-27. Witness. en-US.
- Web site: Mthethwa. Cebelihle. Residents of KZN municipality still in the dark, a week after substation explosion. 2021-12-27. News24.
- Web site: Nxumalo. Sakhiseni. Msunduzi's northern suburbs still without power after storm. 2021-12-27. Witness.
- Web site: PMB residents want power to be restored eNCA. 2021-12-27. www.enca.com. en.
- Web site: Laldas. Jyothi. ‘Our leaders failed us,’ say Northdale residents in Pietermaritzburg after days without electricity. 2021-12-27. Witness. en-US.
