A man whose name was not released, has died in a suspected act of vandalising a switching station in Orange, Witpoortjie, on the West Rand.
The incident left the Witpoortjie area without power on Saturday.
City Power said the man is suspected to have tampered with electricity infrastructure on Saturday.
Isaac Mangena of City Power said “the incident caused power supply disruption.
Following the incident, both the forensic team and the South African Police Service (SAPS) arrivedon-site to conduct their investigation. After concluding their work, the authorities cleared the sceneand City Power’s technical teams began with a process of assessing the extent of the damage to the stations infrastructure.”
He said the outcome of the assessment will determine how long it will take to restore power supply in Witpoortjie.