This follows a meeting between the ailing power utility Eskom and the provincial government. Residents of Golfview, Riviera Park, Mahikeng CBD, Danville, Majemantsho, Dihatshwane, and Mosiane View have been without power for at least 10 days. North West Premier, Bushy Maape, says in a statement Eskom has reassured the Provincial Government that it will restore power to affected areas before the end of business on Monday. Maape has since applauded efforts by Eskom and says that they hope the electricity supply will restore the livelihood of residents in affected areas.

“Electricity should be restored in due course and we want to thank Eskom for all their efforts of working around the clock to restore electricity. We also want to thank the residents for their patience and understanding. We know that it was not easy and we hope their lives will go back to normal. Residents are also urged to refrain from tempering with the electricity infrastructure and report such incidents to relevant authorities.  It remains unclear what could be the cause of the explosion, but investigations are currently underway by the police. The provincial government has urged the power utility to keep residents abreast of any developments,” says Maape.

North West Spokesperson for Eskom, Ezekiel Baruti says a mobile infrastructure unit has been mobilised while Eskom starts rebuilding the destroyed infrastructure.

“The mobile electricity infrastructure unit (Mobile Switch Gear) is now in place and will restore electricity supply to Golfview, Riviera Park, Mahikeng CBD, and Danville today. Areas that have since been connected to other feeders will also be connected to this unit,” says Baruti.

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