EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN - 1 MARCH 2021

TIME: 17H00

At Ditchling sub, KKT1 66kV line will be switched off at 17H00 for emergency work affecting Walmer, Sunridge Park, Fernglen, Framesby, Kabega Park, Linton Grange, Westering, Taybank, Charlo, Fairview, Greenshields Park, Mount Pleasant, Overbaakens, Springfield, Walmer Down, Algoa Park, Young Park, Gelvan Park, Gelvandale, Malabar, Cadles. Supply to be restored soonest, no timeframe available.

ELECTRICITY INTERRUPTION / EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE

Date: Saturday 27/02/2021 (Weather permitting)

Time:  8h00 - 18h00

Affected area/s: Mill Park Suburb

Please treat all installations as "LIVE".

PLANNED ELECTRICITY SHUTDOWNS

Shutdown Details

When: Sunday, 21 February 2021 (alternatively 28 February 2021)

Where: Ditchling 66kV substation

Time: 08H00 - 17H00

Reason: Maintenance/repairs to faulty switchgear

All areas fed from the Ditchling substation will be affected:

• Summit Line
• Loerie Pumps
• SGP - Summit / Gamtoos Pumps
• SLL - Summit / Loerie / Limebank
• NFL - Nocton Farms
• FBH - Fitchets Corner / Blue Horizon Bay
• FCR - Fitchets Corner / Rocklands
• FCW - Fitchets Corner / Witteklip
• FGR - Fitchets Corner / Gedultsdrivier
• Section of Malabar
• Section of Gelvandale
• Section of Helenvale
• Walmer17th Ave, Walmer
• Walmer Downs
• South End
• Sunridge Park
• Westering
• Cotswold
• Charlo
• Springfield
• Greenshields Park
• Cadles
• Ferguson
• Section of Korsten
• Neave Township
• VMW - Van Stadens / Woodridge
• TBS - Thornhill / Boxes & Shooks
• TFM - Thornhill Farmers / Matjiesfontein
• Section of Linton Grange
• Section of Fernglen
• Framesby
• Algoa Park
• Young Park

All supplies to be treated as live for the duration of the outage.

Daly Street substation vandalised affecting Central area and surrounding areas .

Staff are attending to repairs and restoration of supply, no timeframe available.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

NO REFUSE COLLECTION DUE TO STRIKE ACTION

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to inform residents that due to the ongoing strike action, ALL refuse collection trucks have not resumed their normal rounds today.

We plead with residents to please keep their refuse bags in their yards until further notice.

Residents are encouraged to make use of the City’s drop-off sites to dispose of their waste.

The drop-off sites are situated at:

The sites are open seven days a week, from 7:30am until 5pm.

Port Elizabeth- Strandfontein Road in Summerstrand5th Avenue in WalmerArlington Landfill site, Victoria Drive in WalmerKragga Kamma closer to Circular DriveHunters Retreat, Cape RoadBlue Horizon BaySea View RoadRalo Road, KwaMagxakiStanford Road, HelenvaleUmnulu Street, next to Spar in NU9 MotherwellColchester Drop-off siteKoedoeskloof Disposal site- Despatch: M20, Old Grahamstown RoadUitenhage- Gillespie drop off site, RiebeeckhoogteVerwoerd drop off siteKwaNobuhle: Jolobe??Sarili??Ngeyakhe??Zolile Nogcazi and??Ntambanane StreetsKwaLanga- Laksman Drop offsiteTambo Drop offsite, Cnr Lambata Street and 21st Avenue.

The City would like to plead for patience and cooperation during this time as engagements are taking place to resolve the matter.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.