City Power announced planned power interruptions across Johannesburg for substation maintenance this week, affecting suburbs including Orchards, Norwood and Lenasia.
Power failure at Eikenhof halted pumps, leaving Kagiso reservoirs at single-digit levels. Mogale City says teams are working to stabilise the system.
City Power has scheduled planned power interruptions across Johannesburg next week, including Braamfontein, Crown Substation areas and a rescheduled Lenasia outage.
Eskom will cut supply in Daveyton from 08:00 to 18:00 on Wednesday 26 August for planned maintenance. Affected areas and contact channels are listed.
City Power has scheduled planned outages across Johannesburg from 17 to 24 August 2026 for maintenance to strengthen ageing infrastructure. Check planned outages and register for...
Eskom will cut power in parts of Cullinan and surrounding areas on Thursday 13 August from 07:00 to 20:00 for essential distribution-line maintenance.
City Power's outage backlog in Johannesburg doubled from around 3 000 to over 6 000 as a cold snap and increased demand overwhelmed ageing infrastructure.
Freezing weather and wet ground have pushed Johannesburg’s power network to limits. City Power reports thousands of outage calls and urges residents to cut consumption.
According to The Citizen, City Power faces over 2 400 open outage calls as freezing, wet weather drives demand and slows repairs. Residents urged to reduce...
City Power schedules eight-hour planned outages for nine Johannesburg areas on 6 and 10 August 2026. Residents are urged to prepare and stay informed.