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Fire reported at Kwagga substation in Tshwane, South Africa

Dec 2019Published 18 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

MinorThermal / fireProvisional
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Where
Kwagga substation in Tshwane, South Africa
What
Fire reported in December 2019
Cause
Not reported

What happened

A fire was reported at the Kwagga substation in Tshwane, South Africa, in December 2019. The only available source is a headline and short feed summary from a South African news outlet. The cause, the extent of any damage, whether anyone was injured, and any effect on electricity supply to surrounding areas are not reported. It is not known how long the fire burned or how it was brought under control.

Contributing factors

Not reported.

Lessons learned

  1. A substation fire with no public cause requires operators to prepare holding statements for early media questions.
  2. Operators should log every reported substation fire even when detail is thin, to reveal repeat events at the same site.
  3. Early statements on supply impact and restoration times reduce speculation after a substation fire.

More lessons on emergency response and public communication, outages, backup supply and restoration, from every incident on the register.

Not yet known

  • Cause of the fire
  • Extent of any damage
  • Injuries if any
  • Effect on electricity supply

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Source

sowetan.co.za

This site has 3 entries on the register: every incident at Kwagga substation.

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Published 2026-09-18. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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