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REMINDER 🚨 ‼️
⚠️ PLANNED ELECTRICITY SHUTDOWN NOTICE ⚠️
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s Electricity and Energy Directorate wishes to advise residents and affected stakeholders of a planned electricity shutdown to allow for essential maintenance and repairs to the electricity network.
📍 LOCATION:�Ditchling 132kV Yard
📅 SCHEDULED DATES:�Primary: Sunday, 19 July 2026�Alternative (if required): and Sunday, 26 July 2026
🕖 TIME:�07:00 – 19:00
🔧 REASON FOR SHUTDOWN:�Essential repairs to the Mount Road No. 1 Busbar Isolator.
📍 AREAS AFFECTED:�• Ditchling�• Mount Road�• Greenacres�• Diaz Road�• Cadbury�• Firestone�• Fifth Avenue�• Clevedon Road�• Fettes Road�• Delta Motor Corp�• Edgar Street�• Lawson Road�• Coca-Cola�• Harbour�• Kragga Kamma�• Malabar�• Aberdeen�• Aspen�• Perl Road�• Cadles Street�• Grahamstown�• Walmer Load Centre�• Northdowns�• Fitches Corner / Rocklands (FCR Line)�• Summit (DSU Line)�• Van Stadens�• Thornhill�• Gamtoos Line (SGP Line)�• Valkrans and surrounding areas (GVK Line)�• Nooitgedacht Farms and surrounding areas (NFL Line)�• Loerie Line and surrounding areas (SLL Line)�• Blue Horizon Bay and surrounding areas (FBH Line)�• Wind Farms�• Geduldts Rivier�• Boxes and Shooks�• Surrounding areas
The planned shutdown is necessary to ensure the continued safety, reliability and integrity of the electricity network. Every effort will be made to complete the work within the scheduled timeframe.
⚠️ Important Notice:�All electrical installations must be treated as live for the duration of the shutdown.
For further information or enquiries, please contact:
Des Swiegelaar�☎️ 041 392 4208
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality apologises for any inconvenience this essential maintenance may cause and thanks residents and stakeholders for their patience and cooperation.
Updated 19 Jul 2026
