POWER OUTAGE UPDATE – KHAYELITSHA, NU 30 AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Wednesday, 22 July 2026

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s Electricity and Energy Directorate wishes to inform residents of an electricity outage affecting parts of Motherwell and surrounding areas.

Municipal technical teams have established that the 22kV breaker at the Motherwell Main Substation has tripped.

AFFECTED AREAS:
* Khayelitsha
* NU 30
* Surrounding areas

The Depot is aware of the fault, and technical teams are working to address the issue and restore the electricity supply as soon as possible.

At this stage, there is no estimated time for the restoration of the electricity supply.

Further updates will be communicated as more information becomes available.

The Municipality apologises for the inconvenience caused and thanks residents for their patience and understanding while technical teams work to restore supply.

Your safety remains our top priority.

POWER OUTAGE UPDATE – ALGOA PARK / YOUNG PARK / GELVAN PARK

Monday, 20 July 2026

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s Electricity and Energy Directorate wishes to provide residents with an update regarding the power outage affecting parts of the metro.

Municipal technical teams have established that Transformers T11 and T12 6kV breakers at the North End Substation have tripped.

Attempts to restore supply were unsuccessful as the breakers could not be closed due to a lack of battery backup, with the substation batteries found to be depleted. The batteries are currently being recharged to enable the safe restoration of electricity supply.

AFFECTED AREAS:
* Algoa Park
* Young Park
* Gelvan Park
* Surrounding areas

Further updates will be communicated as more information becomes available.

The Municipality apologises for the inconvenience caused and thanks residents for their patience and understanding while technical teams work to restore supply.

Your safety remains our top priority.

POWER OUTAGE UPDATE – DRIFTSANDS / LOVEMORE PARK

Wednesday, 15 July 2026

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s Electricity and Energy Directorate wishes to provide residents with an update regarding the power outage affecting parts of the metro.

Following the trip on the Driftsands 11kV circuit breaker at the Arlington Substation, electricity supply has been restored to the majority of affected customers.

Supply remains interrupted to a section of the Driftsands Schoenmakerskop (DSK) 6.6kV overhead line due to conductors that have fallen to the ground between DSK50 and DSK51, as well as cable vandalism between DSK51 and DSK52.

AREAS STILL AFFECTED:
* Sections of Driftsands Schoenmakerskop (DSK)

Municipal technical teams are on site attending to the faults.

Further updates will be communicated as more information becomes available.

The Municipality apologises for the inconvenience caused and thanks residents for their patience and understanding while repairs continue.

Contact Details:
* 041 585 1555 – NMBM Emergency Response Number
* 079 490 0480 – NMBM Safety and Security WhatsApp Number
* 10111 – SAPS Emergency Number
* 041 506 5595 – Electricity and Energy Directorate

Your safety remains our top priority.

PUBLIC NOTICE: MATOMELA LOAD REDUCTION SCHEDULE

Monday, 13 July 2026

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s Electricity and Energy Directorate advises residents supplied by the Matomela Substation that load reduction may be implemented on Monday, 13 July 2026, due to overloading of the 31.5MVA transformer during the evening peak period. The second transformer is currently out of service while refurbishment work is being finalised, resulting in limited network capacity.

17:00 – 19:00 | Group 4

AREAS / STREETS AFFECTED:
Nduma 1, Maqoma, Hostel, Saba, Tonjeni, Booi, Matodlana, Konza, Bertram, Tavu, Loyiso School, Mle Street, Mnotoza, Ngqondela and surrounding areas.

19:00 – 21:00 | Group 5

 AREAS / STREETS AFFECTED:
Wolfson Stadium, Maguga Street 1, Tsotsobe Street, Qaqawuli Area, Kale Street, Tshangana Street, Stofile Street, Ngqondela, Maqubela Street, Ngwendu, Bazi, Day Hospital, Place of Safety, Mandela Village, Seyisi Street, Mahambehlala, KwaZakhele, Silvertown, Boxongo Street, Ndongeni Street, Mandleni Street, Mvubu, KwaZakhele 2, Makwela, Nobatana, Zokwana, Nomjila, Marwana and surrounding areas.

Residents are encouraged to switch off high-consumption appliances, including geysers, stoves and heaters, during the outage period and to switch them back on gradually once electricity supply has been restored. This will help reduce the risk of overloading the network and support the stable restoration of electricity supply.

Please Note:
Load reduction will only be implemented if required due to high electricity demand. If demand remains within the available network capacity, customers will not be affected according to the schedule.

The Municipality apologises for the inconvenience caused and thanks residents for their patience and cooperation.

WATER SUPPLY UPDATE

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality advises residents that repairs to the affected pipeline have been completed. However, the recovery of water supply has been slower than anticipated due to temporary supply constraints from the Nooitgedagt Water Treatment Works.

As a result, several areas supplied through the Bethelsdorp, Bloemendal and Chatty reservoir systems experienced water outages. These include:

* Hillside
* Bloemendal
* Arcadia
* South Soliway
* Booysens Park
* Chatty (all areas)
* Reservoir Hills
* Joe Slovo West
* KwaDwesi
* Bethelsdorp and surrounding areas

Water has already been restored to the Bloemendal Reservoir, and the system is currently recovering. Final operational adjustments are underway before supply is restored to the Bethelsdorp Reservoir. Most affected areas are expected to receive water progressively throughout the day, although higher-lying areas may experience a longer recovery period.

Residents supplied through the Emerald Hill Reservoir, including Wells Estate/Warmer Heights and surrounding areas, may also have experienced reduced water pressure or intermittent supply while water was redirected to support the recovery of the northern supply system. These areas are expected to recover over the next 24 to 48 hours.

Although the repair work has been completed, the saturated ground conditions require operators to reintroduce the repaired pipeline cautiously to ensure the integrity of the infrastructure. The larger of the two pipelines has now been brought back into operation, which will significantly assist with system recovery.

The Municipality will provide a further update following the next operational assessment scheduled for midday.

The NMBM thanks residents for their patience and understanding while the water distribution system continues to recover.