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POWER OUTAGE – WELLINGTON PARK SUBSTATION
Thursday, 30 October 2025
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality would like to inform residents and businesses that a power outage is currently affecting a portion of Walmer and the surrounding areas.
The interruption is due to the tripping of a 6.6kV circuit breaker.
Our technical team has been dispatched to assess the situation and carry out the necessary repairs. Power will be restored as soon as it is safe and practical to do so.
Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.
POWER OUTAGE - KARIEGA
Thursday, 30 October 2025.
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to inform residents and businesses that a 132kV circuit breaker tripped at Chatty-San Souci substation. This has caused a loss of power supply to Kariega.
Our technical team has been dispatched to assess the situation and carry out the necessary repairs. Power will be restored as soon as it is safe and practical to do so.
We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.
We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.
POWER OUTAGE – SUMMERSTRAND
Saturday, 25 October 2025
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality would like to inform residents and businesses that a power outage is currently affecting Humewood, Happy Valley, and a small section of Summerstrand.
The interruption is due to the tripping of an 11kV circuit breaker.
Our technical team has been dispatched to assess the situation and carry out the necessary repairs. Power will be restored as soon as it is safe and practical to do so.
We will provide further updates as more information becomes available.
We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.
POWER OUTAGE – BLOEMENDAL SUBSTATION
Thursday, 23 October 2025
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality would like to inform residents and businesses that a power outage is currently affecting Bloemendal East, Bloemendal Extension 35, Stanford Road Pumps, and the surrounding areas.
The interruption is due to the tripping of an 11kV circuit breaker.
Our technical team has been dispatched to assess the situation and carry out the necessary repairs. Power will be restored as soon as it is safe and practical to do so.
We will provide further updates as more information becomes available.
We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.
POWER OUTAGE – COEGA
Thursday, 23 October 2025
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality would like to inform residents and businesses that a power outage is currently affecting the ALC, DUM, and HPK lines.
The interruption is due to the tripping of an 11kV circuit breaker.
Our technical team has been dispatched to assess the situation and carry out the necessary repairs. Power will be restored as soon as it is safe and practical to do so.
We will provide further updates as more information becomes available.
We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.
NMBM is experiencing water disruptions in the bulk supply from both from its east and western supply sources causing Chelsea to be at 1% and Emerald Hill at 3%.
The areas affected are:
Emerald Hill:
• Walmer Heights
• Greenshields Park
• Walmer (7th Ave – 14th Ave)
• Walmer Location, Gqeberha
• Glenhurd
• Newton Park
• Schauderville
• Mangold Park
• Greenacres
• Perridgevale
• Adcockvale
• Parsons Hill
• Glendinningvale
• Mill Park
• Linkside
• Mount Croix
• Greenacres Hospital
• St George’s Hospital
• Richmond Hill
• High-lying areas of Central
Chelsea Zone:
• Baywest
• Rowallan Park
• Sherwood
• Lorraine
• Ben Kamma
• Beverley Grove
• Theesecomb / Lake Farm / Colleen Glen
• Hunters Retreat
• Kabega Park
• Morningside
• Linton Grange
• Framesby
• Malabar
• Sunridge Park
• Westering
• Cotswold
• Fernglen
The Operational team is making some adjustments to alleviate the problem while troubleshooting takes place.
We request all water users to use water sparingly.
We apologise for the inconvenience.
POWER OUTAGE – STRUANDALE
Thursday, 23 October 2025
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality would like to inform residents and businesses that a power outage is currently affecting Missionvale, Vista University, and surrounding areas.
The interruption is due to the tripping of an 11kV circuit breaker.
Our technical team has been dispatched to assess the situation and carry out the necessary repairs. Power will be restored as soon as it is safe and practical to do so.
We will provide further updates as more information becomes available.
We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.