Eskom schedules multi‑day power cuts in Moloto 1 South, Cullinan

Eskom has notified customers in the Cullinan area of planned electricity interruptions across five days in July. The utility said the work is required to carry out maintenance on its distribution network.

When and where the interruptions will happen

Eskom said the interruption will affect Moloto 1 South on 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 July. On each of those days work will start at 09:30 and finish at 18:30, meaning affected residents and businesses may be without power for up to 9 hours on each day.

Why the outages are planned

The utility said the interruptions are necessary to perform maintenance on Eskom’s distribution power lines. Eskom warned that the planned maintenance may not proceed as communicated should circumstances beyond its control arise.

Transformers scheduled for work

Eskom published a schedule of the transformers to be worked on across the five days:

• 1 July: BMM90/7/1, BMM90/7/2, BMM90/16, BMM90/24, BMM90/32
• 2 July: BMM81/8/4, BMM81/13/5, BMM81/16, BMM81/20/3, BMM81/22
• 3 July: BMM103, BMM114, BMM120/2, BMM127/3, BMM127/7
• 6 July: BMM90/36, BMM90/31/1/4
• 7 July: BMM37A/23/3/2, BMM38A/11/21/2, BMM76, BMM80, BMM90/5/11/1

Safety and planning advice

Eskom advised customers to plan accordingly and issued a safety warning about electricity during the outage. The utility told residents to

“treat electrical appliances as live at all times during the outage as a safety precaution.”

Customers were encouraged to prepare for each affected day. The notice also cautioned that circumstances beyond Eskom’s control could lead to changes in the planned maintenance schedule.