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Joy as electricity finally restored after a month

The electricity to households in four streets at Station Hill has been restored – this after residents had endured four weeks without power, thanks to cable thieves hitting the sub-station in Kivido Street. At least three residents told…

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…

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…

Eskom planned maintenance outage

Eskom has a planned maintenance outage scheduled for October 24. Eskom key customer relations officer Lungiswa Cagwe said the installation HILL32 (Water Augmentation Scheme) will be affected during the planned maintenance outage scheduled…