City Power recorded 19 infrastructure incidents across Johannesburg between 17–20 July, with preliminary losses of more than R311,141.80 from five copper-cable thefts.
City Power’s Lenasia Service Delivery Centre (SDC) was attacked by a mob after a local power outage, leaving four security guards injured, the utility said. Two...
Several developments set to affect South Africans this week include heightened security for a planned protest, municipal electricity tariff increases, expected cuts at the pumps and...
From 1 July 2026, municipal electricity tariffs rise nationwide, bringing sharper bills for many households in Johannesburg. The changes add to an Eskom tariff increase that...
Johannesburg’s municipal utility City Power disconnected the electricity supply to Curro School in Noordwyk on 23 June 2026 after what the utility described as sustained non-payment...
The New Development Bank (NDB) has approved a loan of up to R61.4 billion (US$1 billion) to support a programme to modernise utility infrastructure across eight...
Residents and businesses across Johannesburg should expect a planned power interruption this week as City Power carries out maintenance at the Randjespark substation in Midrand. What...
Eskom’s localised load reduction measures continue to affect hundreds of thousands of households across Gauteng, with twice-daily interruptions on specific feeders while the utility works to...
South Africans may be overlooking one of the biggest contributors to their winter electricity bills: the household geyser. According to IOL, a typical family of four...
The refurbished Kentron substation in Centurion has been handed over and is already in use, with city officials saying the R110,743,739 rebuild will reduce persistent power...