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State of Port Alfred’s electricity infrastructure

Port Alfred’s electricity infrastructure was in a shocking state at the time CDR Electrical was appointed as contractor last year, company director Russel Jackson-Moss told business owners at the Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT) and Port…

Defensive tactics during load shedding

Municipal electrical distribution systems are not designed for load shedding conditions. The design relies on randomly spread loads and infrequent switching for maintenance, fault finding, etc. During Load Shedding switching happens up to…

Interruption of power supply

CDR Electrical says this is now postponed until further notice. Residents of certain parts of the West Bank are notified that, weather permitting, on Wednesday September 8 their electricity supply will be interrupted for necessary…

Planned power outage for parts of West Bank on March 30

The electricity supply to parts of the West Bank will be interrupted between 9am and 1pm on Tuesday March 30 as CDR Electrical does necessary maintenance on the distribution system. CDR Electrical listed the following roads and areas as…

Eskom outage next week will affect several parts of Ndlambe

CDR Electrical has sent through an official notice warning residents of a planned Eskom outage on Tuesday February 16, from 10.30am to 6.30pm. The areas affected are Port Alfred, Thornhill, Alexandria and Wentzel Park. Please note that…

  Urgent update on water situation in Ndlambe

MEDIA RELEASE: 25 NOVEMBER 2020 The current water situation in Ndlambe is as follows: Port Alfred: The Sarel Hayward Dam is at a critical 2.6% capacity. This is below the level where water can be pumped from the dam. At present, the only…

Cables thieves cause power outage

Cable theft was the cause of Thursday’s power outage which affected the Port Alfred CBD and parts of the West Bank. CDR Electrical, the electrical contractor appointed by Ndlambe Municipality in place of Manelec, restored power to most…