2021 Pietermaritzburg power outage

2021 Pietermaritzburg Power Outage

Date	16 December 2021 (2021-12-16)
Location	Pietermaritzburg
Cause	Substation explosion

The 2021 Pietermaritzburg Power Outage is a power outage that began in December 2021. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Background

On 16 December 2021 the Northdale primary substation exploded in the early hours leaving individuals in the Msunduzi municipality in the dark for over a week. ^{[4] [5]}

Residents began protesting and blocking National roads after Eskom’s progress in the repair seemed to be nonexistent ^[6] A local petition was also able to gain over 1,200 signatures. ^[7]

See also

• South African Energy Crisis

References

1. "PMB residents, hit by power outage, can claim for spoilt food from the municipality". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
2. Laldas, Jyothi. "'Our leaders failed us,' say Northdale residents in Pietermaritzburg after days without electricity". Witness. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
3. Nxumalo, Sakhiseni. "Residents in Northdale, Pietermaritzburg still in the dark after five days". Witness. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
4. Mthethwa, Cebelihle. "Residents of KZN municipality still in the dark, a week after substation explosion". News24. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
5. Nxumalo, Sakhiseni. "Msunduzi's northern suburbs still without power after storm". Witness. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
6. "PMB residents want power to be restored | eNCA". www.enca.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
7. Laldas, Jyothi. "'Our leaders failed us,' say Northdale residents in Pietermaritzburg after days without electricity". Witness. Retrieved 27 December 2021.