The 2021 Pietermaritzburg Power Outage is a power outage that began in December 2021.[1][2][3]
| Date | 16 December 2021 |
|---|---|
| Location | Pietermaritzburg |
| Cause | Substation Explosion |
Background
editOn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "PMB residents, hit by power outage, can claim for spoilt food from the municipality". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Laldas, Jyothi. "'Our leaders failed us,' say Northdale residents in Pietermaritzburg after days without electricity". Witness. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Nxumalo, Sakhiseni. "Residents in Northdale, Pietermaritzburg still in the dark after five days". Witness. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Mthethwa, Cebelihle. "Residents of KZN municipality still in the dark, a week after substation explosion". News24. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Nxumalo, Sakhiseni. "Msunduzi's northern suburbs still without power after storm". Witness. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "PMB residents want power to be restored | eNCA". www.enca.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Laldas, Jyothi. "'Our leaders failed us,' say Northdale residents in Pietermaritzburg after days without electricity". Witness. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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