Tshwane citywide blackout

supersunbird

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Sounds like a corrupted database?

No, reported single outages, peoples street boxes (sucks if it is locked) or their DB trips (and they don't check), due to lighting or water ingress amongst other reasons, then there is the reported neighbourhood outages due to various reasons.
 

RedViking

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That is nice, how can I get a google map view like that for other towns?
 

Geoff.D

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It still looks very much like that today...does the site even work?
Yup, I think the system has been broken for months, just like the official Tshwane Load Shedding schedule webpage,
That is nice, how can I get a google map view like that for other towns?
Not a universal system. Each province/city/town seems to have its own ideas on how to inform their citizens of outages.
 

Speedster

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It still looks very much like that today...does the site even work?
Ironically there's another outage in our area today again (as of 10pm last night). Electricity trucks driving up and down the street
 

RedViking

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Yup, I think the system has been broken for months, just like the official Tshwane Load Shedding schedule webpage,

Not a universal system. Each province/city/town seems to have its own ideas on how to inform their citizens of outages.
Yeah, we just know when the lights go off.... Its pretty good system.
 

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Ironically there's another outage in our area today again (as of 10pm last night). Electricity trucks driving up and down the street
Yes my elderly parents are affected as well today which is why I checked. But my area also shows issues on the site without there being any.
 

grok

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The map actually shows you the benefit of location! location! location! in leafy suburbs..

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krugie

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And Koedoeberg sub (Faerie Glen) and parts of Moreleta due to cable faults at Wingate/Moreleta subs! Me, my parents and both my brothers are off - each one because of a different sub!!
 

Geoff.D

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We lost power for 7 hours the day before yesterday. Cable fault in Wapadrand led to our distribution tripping and it was not restored until the cable fault was fixed, even though they could have restored power via an alternative route.
 

RedViking

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This is hectic. Because this is what the Zuma organizers and rioters tried to achieve.
 
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