It’s all systems go for high-performance cricket at Nelson Mandela Bay – NMBM

LOAD-SHEDDING:

Stage 1 load-shedding will be implemented from this evening, Friday, 4 February 2022 from 21H00 until Monday, 7 February 2022 at 05H00.

FRIDAY , 4 FEBRUARY 2022

• 18H00 – 20H30: Groups 3, 8
• 20H00 – 21H30: Groups 4, 9
• 21H00 – 22H30: Group 4
• 22H00 – 00H30: Group 5

SATURDAY , 5 FEBRUARY 2022

• 00H00 – 02H30: Group 6
• 02H00 – 04H30: Group 7
• 04H00 – 06H30: Group 8
• 06H30 – 06H30: Group 9
• 08H00 – 10H30: Group 10
• 10H00 – 12H30: Group 11
• 12H00 – 14H30: Group 12
• 14H00 – 16H30: Group 13
• 16H00 – 18H30: Group 14
• 18H00 – 20H30: Group 15
• 20H00 – 22H30: Group 16
• 22H00 – 00H30: Group 17

SUNDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2022

• 00H00 – 02H30: Group 18
• 02H00 – 04H30: Group 19
• 04H00 – 06H30: Group 1
• 06H30 – 06H30: Group 2
• 08H00 – 10H30: Group 3
• 10H00 – 12H30: Group 4
• 12H00 – 14H30: Group 5
• 14H00 – 16H30: Group 6
• 16H00 – 18H30: Group 7
• 18H00 – 20H30: Group 8
• 20H00 – 22H30: Group 9
• 22H00 – 00H30: Group 10

MONDAY , 7 FEBRUARY 2022

• 00H00 – 02H30: Group 11
• 02H00 – 04H30: Group 12
• 04H00 – 05H30: Group 13

PLANNED ELECTRICITY SHUTDOWN

Shutdown
Details

When: Saturday, 5
February and Sunday, 6 February 2022 (both days)

Where:
Kragga Kamma substation

Time: 08H00 – 16H00

Reason: Replacement of
HV equipment on the incoming 66kV overhead line and replacement of MV equipment
in the 22kV substation yard.

All areas fed from
Kragga Kamma substation will be affected:

Kragga Kamma

• Sections of
  Westering
• Linton Grange
• Newton Park
• Sunridge Park
• Sections of Malabar
• Gelvandale
• Helenvale
• 
  Buffelsfontein Rd
• Charlo
• Circular Drive
• Fairview
• Greenshields Park
• Walmer
• 17th Ave
• Sections
  of Mangold Park
• 
  Mount Pleasant
• Overbaakens
• Springfield
• Walmer Downs
• William Moffet
• Sections of
  Linton Grange
• Sections of Fernglen
• Cotswold
• Sunridge Park
• Framesby
• Westering

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

UPDATE ON WATER SUPPLY IN NMB

1. AREAS DEPENDENT ON GQEBERHA WESTERN SOURCES.

There has been a failure at the Skoenmakerskop pumpstation which supplies water to various areas of the Gqeberha.

Teams are currently replacing the pump with a refurbished pump. The repair is expected be completed by tomorrow afternoon.

With the reduced pumping capacity, only 75% water supply can be provided to the zone.

The areas listed below could experience low pressure or disruptions should reservoir storage be depleted:

• Parts of Walmer

• Walmer Heights

• Greenshields Park

• Parts of Fairview

• Walmer Downs

• Mangold Park

• Glen Hurd

• Newton Park

• Greenacres

• Parts of Cotsworld

• Parts of Schauderville

• Linkside

• Mill Park

• Parts of Central

• Mount Croix

• Perridgevale

• Deal party

• New Brighton

• North End

• Sydenham

2. UPDATE ON KARIEGA (Kariega) WATER SUPPLY.

The situation in Kariega has improved and water has been restored to most areas affected by last week’s outage.

3. NOOITGEDAGT WATER SUPPLY AFFECTING DESPATCH / BLOEMANDAL AREAS / WESTERN AREAS OF GQEBERHA.

The higher lying parts of Despatch may currently be experiencing water disruptions due to a pump failure at the Nooitgedagt Treatment Works. Teams are on-site working on the repair.

The areas affected include:

• Reservoir Hills

• Khayamnandi

• Daleview

• Heuwelkruin

• Campher Park.

This pump failure has also affected the volume of water being pumped to the Western areas. With the bulk supply reservoir only at 32%, hot weather and with the afternoon / early evening peak still to come, we urge residents in the above-mentioned areas to use water only for essential purposes until this work is complete in order to avoid water disruptions.

4. WATER QUALITY.

There have been complaints about the discoloured water in certain isolated reservoir zones. This is a result of reservoirs operating at low levels and operational changes necessary to manage water pressure to evenly distribute water between different storage sites.

We expect that the supply of water will improve as reservoir levels increase and the system stabilizes.

We encourage all residents in the Metro to live by the 50 litre limit and report ant other disruptions or water leaks to the Service Delivery call centre at 0800 20 5050.

At the Greenbushes substation, the Waterkloof Oil circuit breaker tripped, affecting the overhead lines of WKK (Waterkloof) and SAL (St Albans).

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

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

Stage 2 loadshedding
will be implemented from 11H00, today 2 February until Monday, 7 February 2022 at 05H00.

Friday, 4 February 2022

* 00H00 – 02H30: Groups
13, 18
* 02H00 – 04H30: Groups
14, 19
* 04H00 – 06H30: Groups
15, 1
* 06H30 – 06H30:
Groups 16, 2
* 08H00 – 10H30: Groups
17, 3
* 10H00 – 12H30: Groups
18, 4
* 12H00 – 14H30: Groups
19, 5
* 14H00 – 16H30: Groups
1, 6
* 16H00 – 18H30: Groups
2, 7
* 18H00 – 20H30:
Groups 3, 8
* 20H00 – 22H30: Groups
4, 9
* 22H00 – 00H30: Groups
5, 10

Saturday, 5 February
2022

* 00H00 – 02H30: Groups
6, 11
* 02H00 – 04H30: Groups
7, 12
* 04H00 – 06H30: Groups
8, 13
* 06H30 – 06H30:
Groups 9, 14
* 08H00 – 10H30: Groups
10, 15
* 10H00 – 12H30: Groups
11, 16
* 12H00 – 14H30: Groups
12, 17
* 14H00 – 16H30: Groups
13, 18
* 16H00 – 18H30: Groups
14, 19
* 18H00 – 20H30:
Groups 15, 1
* 20H00 – 22H30: Groups
16, 2
* 22H00 – 00H30: Groups
17, 3

Sunday, 6 February
2022

* 00H00 – 02H30: Groups
18, 4
* 02H00 – 04H30: Groups
19, 5
* 04H00 – 06H30: Groups
1, 6
* 06H30 – 06H30:
Groups 2, 7
* 08H00 – 10H30: Groups
3, 8
* 10H00 – 12H30: Groups
4, 9
* 12H00 – 14H30: Groups
5, 10
* 14H00 – 16H30: Groups
6, 11
* 16H00 – 18H30: Groups
7, 12
* 18H00 – 20H30:
Groups 8, 13
* 20H00 – 22H30: Groups
9, 14
* 22H00 – 00H30: Groups
10, 15

Monday, 7 February
2022

* 00H00 – 02H30: Groups
11, 16
* 02H00 – 04H30: Groups
12, 17
* 04H00 – 05H30: Groups
13, 18
All schedules available on the Loadshedding page – Click here

and in the document library – Click here

UPDATE ON WATER SUPPLY IN KARIEGA

The Van Riebeeck reservoir has filled up to the required level and pumping to the Fairbridge reservoir started late last night.

Water supply has been restored to most areas supplied by these reservoirs however, there may still be some areas without water while the system fully recovers.

Water demand is currently very high due to the hot weather. We have also noticed, with great concern, that many residents are stockpiling water by filling water tanks and swimming pools. This is delaying the recovery time for the system.

The Western parts of Kariega, including the CBD (Central Business District) and industrial areas are still experiencing water disruptions.

These areas are traditionally supplied from the Kabah (Groendal) Water Treatment Works, but due to the low dam levels and high water demand, this source no longer has sufficient capacity.

Water, therefore, needs to be augmented from the Fairbridge and Scheepershoogte reservoirs but this can only happen once the above-mentioned areas have fully recovered.

Consumers are therefore urged to stop filling water tanks and swimming pools and to only use water for essential purposes while the system recovers.

Areas still experiencing water disruptions include:

1.Kamesh

2.Thomas Gamble

3.Mountain View

4.Rosedale

5.Langa Phase 1 (Tamboville)

Water tankers will be relocated from areas where there is water to assist tankers the areas mentioned above.

PLANNED MAINTENANCE POSTPONED

The planned maintenance for Sydenham and North End scheduled for tomorrow, January 27, 2022 has been postponed until further notice.

A new date will be communicated at a later stage.

We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

UPDATE ON REPAIR TO MAIN PIPELINE SUPPLYING KARIEGA.

The repairs to the 700mm main pipeline is complete and water has started flowing into the Van Riebeeck reservoir this morning.

The areas listed below should now start receiving water supply:

1.Van Riebeeck Hoogte

2.Penford

3.College Hill

4.Mosel

5.Jansendal

6.Levyvale

7.Kabah, Phases 2 to 4

8.KwaLanga

9.Greenfields

Once the system fully recovers this evening, the following areas will have water supply.

1.Scheepershoogte

2.Valleisig

3.Fairbridge Heights

4.Strelitzia Park

5.Winterhoek Park

6.Vanes Estate

Water tankers have been deployed to the locations below.

1.Corner of Van Riebeeck Street and Errol Avenue

2.Daniel Pienaar Street (Entrance to School)

3.Sir Thomas Muir Drive (Muir College

4.Roaming in Kamesh

5.Roaming in Thomas Gamble

6.Roaming in Mountain View

7.Roaming in Rosedale

8.Roaming in Langa

The water tanker that was stationed at the corner of Aalwyn Drive and Hexriver Road is currently assisting the hospital and schools however, it will return to its location shortly.

We thank residents for their continued patience and apologise for the inconvenience this has caused.

UPDATE ON REPAIR TO MAIN PIPELINE SUPPLYING KARIEGA.

The Municipality wishes to update residents that the team working on the repair to the 700mm pipeline are starting to turn the in-line valve on Kariega’s side. The pipeline is slowly being primed.