TNA Reporter

A thunderstorm that left large parts of the City of Tshwane’s newest ­addition, Bronkhorstspruit, in the dark and dry is stretching municipal resources to the limit.

on Tuesday saw municipal workers moved a complete transformer from Centurion to the Cathie Street sub-­station in Bronkhorstspruit. The unit will replace one damaged by ­lightning.

“Technical teams have been beefed up and are working non-stop,” said City of Tshwane spokesperson Dikeledi Phiri.

Power will be restored systematically as soon as ­possible.

The loss of power, caused by a ­massive thunderstorm on Sunday, has also affected the water supply in the area. This has seen a number of ­tankers deployed to ensure residents have access to the life-giving and ­sustaining resource until normal ­service is resumed.

Expectations are power will be back later today with the water supply back to normal in terms of water pressure soon afterwards. – 701176