Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya finally unveils the upgraded Wapadrand Substation in Pretoria East after it was burnt down by the 2021 disastrous fire. The multimillion rand project to rebuild Pretoria East’sWapadrand Substation, which was burnt to ashes bya disastrous fire in July 2021, has finally been completed. The multimillion rand project to rebuild Pretoria East’s a disastrous fire in July 2021, has finally been completed.
Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya, who unveiled the newly-refurbished substation on Wednesday, expressed confidence that the upgrade will address long-standing power issues in the area. She revealed that the rebuilding of the substation started in January 2022 with R97 million spent of the initial R117m. “We are happy that the project has come to completion.
Most of our projects sometimes disappear along the way. But for us, as the city, even though there were some delays in the project we can report that this project is being completed. We just need to deal with final touches that will take us to the end of January,” Moya said.
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She explained that while the project was envisaged to be finished in 2024 it was delayed for nine months due to the contractor’s financial woes. he project was envisaged to be finished in 2024 it was delayed for nine months due to the contractor’s financial woes. Moya said the city helped the struggling contractor with a R18m cession agreement, paying manufacturers directly to keep the substation project on track.
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