Substation fault cuts power to Bloemfontein, restoration time uncertain

The power outage was caused by a failure at the Harvard substation and saw "the whole city of Bloemfontein" without power.

"Upon investigation, our personnel discovered that the outage occurred due to equipment failure caused by a system fault," said Lele Mamatu, a spokesperson for power utility Centlec.

The power outage was caused by a failure at the Harvard substation and saw "the whole city of Bloemfontein" without power.

"Upon investigation, our personnel discovered that the outage occurred due to equipment failure caused by a system fault," said Lele Mamatu, a spokesperson for power utility Centlec.