CoW apologises for power outage in the capital

WINDHOEK: The City of Windhoek (CoW) on Thursday apologised for the inconvenience caused by a power outage experienced in some parts of the city on Wednesday evening. According to CoW, the power outage started at 19h20 and was rectified by 21h29. It is alleged that the outage was caused by a conductor break on the city's 66kV outer ring overhead line network between Van Eck and Lafrenz power stations. The areas affected by the outage included Avis, Klein Windhoek, Auasblick, Prosperita, Cimbebasia, Kleine Kuppe, Academia, Goreangab, Khomasdal, Otjomuise, Wanaheda, Havana, Hakahana, Okuryongava, Katutura, Northern Industrial Area and Lafrenz. 'We would like to sincerely apologise to all our clients for any inconvenience caused by this unplanned outage,' said CoW in a statement. Source: The Namibia News Agency