Johannesburg Power Outages Today
Live City Power electricity outage tracker - areas affected, cause, restoration time. Updated every 10 minutes.
As of Saturday, 23 May 2026, City Power is reporting 14 active power outages across Johannesburg, including in Rabie Ridge, Alexandra, Fairways, Illovo, Melrose. 15 planned maintenance shutdowns are scheduled. 10 outages were restored recently, averaging about 17 hours to fix.
Suburbs with active outages right now (21)
Residents reporting power off (last 2 hours)
Alexandra Ext (1)Elton Hill (1)Melrose Estate (1)Noordwyk (1)Vlakfontein (1)Waverley (1)Winston Ridge (1)
Reported by site visitors. Counts above 5 likely reflect a real outage even if not yet confirmed by the utility.
Restored in the last 24 hours (10)
Outages City Power confirmed restored recently. Full incident detail in the cards below.
- Eldorado Park, Bushkoppies, Eldorado Park Ext, Nancefield(Nancefield substation)2h ago ↗
- Lenasia South Ext 1, Lenasia South(Lenasia South substation)2h ago ↗
- Oakdene, Eastcliff, Mulbarton(Mulbarton substation)2h ago ↗
- WestField(Westfield substation)7h ago ↗
- Vasco Da Gama(Vasco Da Gama substation)9h ago ↗
- Groblerpark, Lindhaven, Grobler Park, Reefhaven(Reefhaven substation)13h ago ↗
- Harveston, Weltevreden Park, Radiokop, Honeydew +1(Christiaan deWet substation)18h ago ↗
- Rabie Ridge(Allendale substation)20h ago ↗
- Riviera, Houghton Estate, Killarney, Oaklands +3(Cydna substation)21h ago ↗
- Braamfontein(Braamfontein substation)22h ago ↗
Upcoming planned power outages (15)
Upcoming City Power planned power outages. Some notices are image-only - see full notices in the cards below for those.
| Affected suburbs | Scheduled end | Substation | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panorama Shopping Centre | Mon, 25 May, 16:00 | Mulbarton Substation | View ↗ |
| Kew South, Kew Central, Athol, Sunningdale, Bramley Gardens, Bramley +17 | Mon, 25 May, 17:00 | Gresswold Substation | View ↗ |
| Natal Street, Pope Street, Judith Street, Yeoville East, Gerard Street, Hopkins Street +6 | Tue, 26 May, 15:00 | Sebenza Substation | View ↗ |
| Kerk Street, Prichard Street, President Street, Bree Street East, Newtown Junction, Plein Street +4 | Tue, 26 May, 17:00 | Bree Substation | View ↗ |
| Bonnita, Entrance Court, Shopping Centre, Indianapolis Street, Monte Carlo Crescent, Monza Close +3 | Wed, 27 May, 05:00 | Kyalami Park Substation | View ↗ |
| Oxford Road, Illovo Standby, Illovo - Joburg Zoo, Hyde Park Ext 99 (Gleahove), Standard Bank Number 1, Standard Bank Number 2 +4 | Thu, 28 May, 13:30 | Delta Substation | View ↗ |
| Berario, Newlands, Fairlands North, Newlands Standby, Northcliff Extension, Emmerentia North & South +8 | Fri, 29 May, 14:30 | Delta Substation | View ↗ |
| Vodacom World | Fri, 29 May, 17:00 | Techno Switching station | View ↗ |
| Olivedale, Sonneglans, Bryanston Ext 3, Johannesburg North, Northriding, North World +2 | Tue, 02 Jun, 17:00 | Olivedale Substation | View ↗ |
| Mintek, Bromhof, Boskruin, Ferndale, Northwold, Strydom Park | Thu, 04 Jun, 17:00 | Randburg Substation | View ↗ |
| Wilro Park, Helderkruin, Roodekrans, Pick n Pay (Two) | Fri, 05 Jun, 16:00 | Wilro Park Substation | View ↗ |
| Austin View, Rabie Ridge Ext 1, Rabie Ridge Ext 2, Rabie Ridge Ext 3 | Tue, 09 Jun, 17:00 | Rabie Ridge Substation | View ↗ |
| Jandel Road, Waterfall Business Park | Thu, 11 Jun, 17:00 | Halfway Gardens Substation | View ↗ |
| Bernie Street, Hilston Street, Volt Crescent, Neutron Street | Thu, 11 Jun, 17:00 | Bernie Street Switching station | View ↗ |
| Capitol Hill, Morkel Close, African Data Centre, Richards Drive, Le-Roux Avenue, Old Pretoria Road | Mon, 22 Jun, 17:00 | Waterfall Substation | View ↗ |
Current Power Outages in Johannesburg14 active
Updated 1m ago⚡ Active14m ago- Midrand
An unplanned power interruption is affecting customers in Rabie Ridge Extension 1, 2 and surrounding areas; the team has been informed and is en route to investigate the cause.
Rabie Ridge
⚡ Active40m ago- Alexandra
An unplanned power interruption is affecting customers in Vasco, and a team has been informed to investigate the cause.
Alexandra
🔧 Investigating9h ago- Randburg
Repairs are currently underway at Houtkoppen substation's Waterford Estate Distributor due to a blown termination, affecting customers in Waterford, Cedar lake Estate, Cedar Greek Estate, Fourways Estate, Mountremberland, and Cedar acres.
Johannesburg NorthNorthriding
Cause: Blown terminationsource
Timeline (3 updates)
- Reported - Sat, 23 May, 07:19An outage at Houtkoppen substation has affected customers in Fourways, Johannesburg North, Northriding, Needwood, Maroeladal, and Cedar Lakes due to a tripped Waterford Estate and Bellaires North Distributor.source
- Update - Sat, 23 May, 10:55An outage affecting customers in Waterford, Cedar lake Estate, Cedar Greek Estate, Fourways Estate, Mountremberland, and Cedar acres via the Waterford Estate Distributor from Houtkoppen Substation is due to a blown termination, with 30% of power restored.source
- Update - Sat, 23 May, 14:36Repairs are currently underway at Houtkoppen substation's Waterford Estate Distributor due to a blown termination, affecting customers in Waterford, Cedar lake Estate, Cedar Greek Estate, Fourways Estate, Mountremberland, and Cedar acres.source
🔧 Investigating3d ago- Roodepoort
Power has been restored to most customers at Tshepisong Switching Station, but Line A and D will remain off until faulty pole mounted transformers are replaced.
Roodepoort
Timeline (6 updates)
- Reported - Wed, 20 May, 04:56Operators have been informed to investigate the cause of an outage affecting customers.source
- Update - Wed, 20 May, 09:54Incomer No. 2 and No. 3 tripped on overcurrent at Eskom, affecting Tshepisong Switching Station Lines A, B, C, and D, with Line C15A/18 since restored.source
- Restored - Fri, 22 May, 04:16Power supply has been restored excluding Line D. Operators will investigate.source
- Restored - Fri, 22 May, 13:01Power supply has been restored to all affected customers excluding Line B. A pole-mounted transformer fault was identified, and the team is currently awaiting Eskom’s intervention.source
- Update - Fri, 22 May, 18:02Power supply has been restored to Line D at Tshepisong Switching Station, Line A will remain off, and Line B has tripped on Eskom side.source
- Update - Sat, 23 May, 12:14Power has been restored to most customers at Tshepisong Switching Station, but Line A and D will remain off until faulty pole mounted transformers are replaced.source
🔧 Investigating11h ago- Randburg
Operators are investigating the cause of the outage affecting Johannesburg North and Northriding via the Bellaires North Distributor from Houtkoppen Substation.
NorthridingJohannesburg North
Timeline (2 updates)
- Reported - Sat, 23 May, 05:10Operators are en-route to investigate a possible area outage affecting customers in Northriding, Needwood, Maroeladal.source
- Update - Sat, 23 May, 10:58Operators are investigating the cause of the outage affecting Johannesburg North and Northriding via the Bellaires North Distributor from Houtkoppen Substation.source
Source: @CityPowerJhbAuto-updated every 10 minutes
Scheduled Blackouts and Planned Maintenance in Johannesburg15 planned
Updated 1m agoUpcoming Planned Power Outages
📅 Planned3d ago
Customers are reminded of a planned power interruption at Mulbarton Substation affecting Panorama Shopping Centre on Monday, 25 May 2026, from 08h00 until 16h00 for essential maintenance work.
Panorama Shopping Centre
📅 Planned1d ago- Alexandra
Emergency maintenance power interruption at Gresswold Substation is scheduled for Monday, 25 May 2026 from 09:00 until 17:00.
Kew SouthKew CentralAtholSunningdaleBramley GardensBramleyBramley ViewWynberg Ext: 1Wynberg Ext: 2GlenhazelLombardy EastLinksfield North Ext: 7Linksfield North Ext: 8Linksfield North Ext: 9Linksfield North Ext: 10Linksfield North Ext: 11SilvamonteCrystal GardensWynberg NorthWynberg EastWynberg WestPretoria MainRembrandt Park
📅 Planned2d ago- Innercity
Region F Emergency Maintenance Customers are hereby notified of an Emergency maintenance power interruption at Sebenza Substation which is scheduled for Tuesday, 26 May 2026.
Natal StreetPope StreetJudith StreetYeoville EastGerard StreetHopkins StreetUrania StreetBellevue EastHoughton WestFortesque RoadGrafton Road NorthGrafton Road South
ETA: Tue, 26 May, 15:00source
📅 Planned3d ago
A planned power interruption is scheduled at Bree Substation for Tuesday, 26 May 2026.
Kerk StreetPrichard StreetPresident StreetBree Street EastNewtown JunctionPlein StreetJeppe StreetSouthern SunDe Villiers StreetVan Brandis Street
📅 Planned4d ago- Midrand
Customers are reminded of a planned power interruption at Kyalami Park Substation which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 26 May 2026 from 23h30 until 05h00.
BonnitaEntrance CourtShopping CentreIndianapolis StreetMonte Carlo CrescentMonza CloseBrand Hach CloseSilverton CrescentKyalami Boulevard
Source: @CityPowerJhbAuto-updated every 10 minutes
Recently Restored
Updated 1m agoRecently Restored
✅ Restoredreported 2h ago• 0m- Lenasia
Power has been fully restored to customers in Eldorado Park Ext 01, 02, 03, and Bushkoppies, after an outage caused by a cable fault.
Eldorado ParkBushkoppiesEldorado Park ExtNancefield
Cause: Faulty cablesource
✅ Restoredreported 7h ago• 4h 26m- Lenasia
Power has been fully restored to customers in Lenasia South Ext 1 and Hillside, after an outage caused by a cable fault.
Lenasia South Ext 1Lenasia South
Cause: Faulty cablesource
Timeline (2 updates)
✅ Restoredreported 1d ago• 25h 29m- Reuven
Repairs are complete and power has been restored to customers in Oakdene and Eastcliffe, after an outage caused by a cable fault.
OakdeneEastcliffMulbarton
Timeline (4 updates)
- Reported - Fri, 22 May, 12:44An outage is affecting customers in Oakdene and Eastcliff, and operators have been dispatched to investigate the cause.source
- Update - Fri, 22 May, 16:45Mulbarton Substation has an outage affecting customers in Eastcliff and Oakdene; a test branch will assist with fault location tomorrow morning.source
- Update - Sat, 23 May, 11:47One of the faults affecting power supply to customers in Oakdene and Eastcliff has been located, and a contractor is on site busy with cable jointing.source
- Restored - Sat, 23 May, 14:12Repairs are complete and power has been restored to customers in Oakdene and Eastcliffe, after an outage caused by a cable fault.source
✅ Restoredreported 7h ago• 0m- Midrand
Power supply is fully restored to customers at Elphin Lodge and Rand Aid following an unplanned disruption attributed to a cable fault.
WestField
Cause: Faulty cablesource
✅ Restoredreported 1d ago• 18h 46m- Alexandra
Power supply is fully restored to customers in Vasco, from 3rd Avenue to 9th Avenue Joe Nhlanhla Street. The outage was caused by overload. We appreciate your patience and understanding during this time.
Vasco Da Gama
Cause: Overloadsource
Timeline (3 updates)
- Update - Fri, 22 May, 12:58Outage update at Vasco Da Gama Switching Station, 2nd Avenue Distributor.source
- Reported - Fri, 22 May, 17:54The team is on-site investigating the cause of the outage affecting customers in Vasco.source
- Restored - Sat, 23 May, 07:44Power supply is fully restored to customers in Vasco, from 3rd Avenue to 9th Avenue Joe Nhlanhla Street. The outage was caused by overload. We appreciate your patience and understanding during this time.source
Source: @CityPowerJhbAuto-updated every 10 minutes
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Are there any scheduled blackouts in Johannesburg?
Yes, 15 scheduled blackouts have been announced by City Power. See the Scheduled Blackouts and Planned Maintenance section above for date, time, suburbs and cause for each one. Scheduled blackouts are planned power outages for substation maintenance, cable upgrades or transformer work - different from unplanned faults and from load shedding.
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