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PARTS OF DESPATCH MAY EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT WATER DISRUPTIONS DUE TO MAINTENANCE WORK

The Municipality wishes to inform residents that due to maintenance work being carried out at the water reservoir that supplies Retief and Windsor Park, certain areas in Despatch may experience intermittent water interruptions.

Isolating valves are currently being replaced, and conditions are being closely monitored; it is expected that work can proceed as planned and water will be restored as soon as the work is completed.

Water tankers have been deployed to the locations below:

1. Van Der Spuy Street

2. Anton van Wouw Street

3. HF Verwoerd Drive

We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

UPDATE ON THE CHURCHILL PIPELINE SHUTDOWN

The Municipality wishes to update residents that the Churchill pipeline shutdown scheduled for today, November 9, 2021 has been postponed.

The postponement is a result of inclement weather causing a safety risk as the site is very remote and is accessible only via steep embankments.

The shutdown is provisionally scheduled for next week Tuesday, November 16, 2021.

Further communication will be released closer to shutdown.

The oil circuit breaker at the Brickmakerskloof substation tripped, affecting Walmer and surrounding areas. 

Staff are attending to restoration of supply. No timeframe available. 

We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

URGENT ALERT!!!

SERVICE DELIVERY CALL CENTRE TEMPORARILY OFFLINE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAULT

November 6, 2021

The Municipality wishes to inform residents that the Service Delivery Call Centre is currently unavailable due to an electrical fault on-site.

Residents will be notified as soon as the centre is operational.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.

LOADSHEDDING:

Stage 2 load shedding will commence from 12H00.

Thursday, 11 November 2021

* 12H00 – 14H30: Groups
6, 11

* 14H00 – 16H30: Groups
7, 12

* 16H00 – 18H30: Groups
8, 13

* 18H00 – 20H30: Groups
9, 14

* 20H00 – 22H30: Groups
10, 15

* 22H00 – 00H30: Groups
11, 16

Friday, 12 November 2021

* 00H00 – 02H30: Groups
12, 17

* 02H00 – 04H30: Groups
13, 18

* 04H00 – 05H30: Groups
14, 19

All schedules
available at

https://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/page/loadshedding

and in
the document library:

https://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/documentslist?catID=58

Thanks

POWER
OUTAGES AFTER LOAD SHEDDING

Please
note that when a group / area has been switched off for load shedding,
customers are reminded to switch off their major appliances, i.e. stoves,
geysers, pool pumps, heaters, air conditioners, etc. When the electricity is
restored after a load shedding slot, these high-consumption appliances normally
draw a lot of current, causing a high demand on the electricity network.

This
causes the electricity circuit breakers in the substations to trip and is the
reason why the electricity goes on, but then off again after a few minutes when
NMBM switches the electricity back on. This results in damage to the already
aged electricity infrastructure and causes prolonged power outages.

Customers
are advised to switch on their appliances one by one, allowing a few minutes’
interval between each. We therefore urge consumers to continue assisting us in
managing consumption in order to reduce the impact of load shedding.