Rand Water says several suburbs are affected after the Zuikerbosch water treatment plant's power lines were damaged during a severe thunderstorm around midnight on Tuesday.
Attempts to restart the plant after a power trip revealed faults along the overhead power lines supplying the auxiliary plant.
The power failure means the loss of 2,000-million litres a day, Rand Water said.
“This load reduction has affected all municipalities supplied from Zuikerbosch.”
These include Meredale, Waterval, Klipriviersberg, Klipfontein, Brakfontein, Germiston, Northridge, Haartebeeshoek, Brakpan, Vlakfontein, Selcourt, Wildebeestfontein and Stompiesfontein.
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