Fire breaks out at Kwagga substation in Tshwane
Oct 2024Published 29 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor
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Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): City of Tshwane
What happened
A fire broke out at Kwagga substation in Tshwane on 10 October 2024. Reports said supply was lost in Pretoria City Centre, Pretoria West, Atteridgeville, Pretoria North and Soshanguve, and the City of Tshwane said all southern parts of Tshwane were affected. An early suspicion that a transformer had exploded was later withdrawn by the city. Firefighters extinguished the fire, and city technicians were then on site preparing to restore supply in phases. The cause was not reported.
Contributing factors
The cause was not reported. City officials said they would comment only after a full investigation. No further findings were available on the final recheck.
Lessons learned
- Check which equipment has failed before public updates name a transformer or an explosion, because early assumptions can be wrong.
- Plan phased restoration after a substation fire so remaining plant is not overloaded.
- Tell affected areas what is known about the outage while the cause is still under investigation.
More lessons on emergency response and public communication, maintenance, inspection and ageing assets, outages, backup supply and restoration, from every incident on the register.
Source
This site has 3 entries on the register: every incident at Kwagga substation.
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Published 2026-09-29. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.
