Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
This weekend’s HSBC Sevens World Series tournament in Port Elizabeth will not be affected by load shedding, stadium organisers have assured.
Lourens Oberholzer from Access Management said that the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium has high power generators designed to ensure constant supply of electricity to the stadium in the event of any power outage.
Oberholzer also said the local municipality has assured them that the stadium will not be affected by load shedding this weekend.
The municipality has reportedly given assurances that it will run a gas turbine for the duration of the event to ensure that 100 % power is given, should an outage occur.
The Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens tournament runs for two days – Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 December 2014.
The Blitzbokke will be eager to keep their good form in front of their home fans after winning the Dubai Sevens tournament last weekend.
They are also the defending champions of the Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens tournament.