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Johannesburg Power Outages Today

Live City Power electricity outage tracker - areas affected, cause, restoration time. Updated every 10 minutes.

As of Wednesday, 24 June 2026, City Power is reporting 24 active power outages across Johannesburg, including in Migson Manor, Unaville, Glenvista, Mulbarton, Alexandra. 8 planned maintenance shutdowns are scheduled. 10 outages were restored recently, averaging about 10 hours to fix.

24 active8 planned10 restoredLast checked: 9m ago

Restored in the last 24 hours (10)

Outages City Power confirmed restored recently. Full incident detail in the cards below.

Upcoming planned power outages (8)

Upcoming City Power planned power outages. Some notices are image-only - see full notices in the cards below for those.

Affected suburbsScheduled endSubstationNotice
Eagle Canyonsee noticeRidge Road Switching StationView ↗
Post Office, Ebury Road, Eileen Road, Logan Road, Hobart Road, Portman Road +10Wed, 24 Jun, 11:00Brynorth SubstationView ↗
Eldorado Park, NancefieldWed, 24 Jun, 17:00Nancefield SubstationView ↗
Capitol Hill, Morkel Close, African Data Centre, Richards Drive, Le-Roux Avenue, Old Pretoria RoadFri, 26 Jun, 17:00Waterfall SubstationView ↗
KlipfonteinMon, 29 Jun, 00:00Klipfontein SubstationView ↗
Gallagher Estates, Richard's drive, Heather Rd, Old Pta Rd, Kerk Str, Aitken Str +2Mon, 29 Jun, 17:00Church Street Switching StationView ↗
KlipfonteinTue, 30 Jun, 00:00Klipfontein SubstationView ↗
Kensington Standby, Kensington Extension Standby, Bezuidenhout Valley East, Kensington Extension 3, Doornfontein Standby, Observatory North +5Mon, 06 Jul, 23:59Sebenza SubstationView ↗

Current Power Outages in Johannesburg24 active

Updated 9m ago
🔧 Investigating1h ago- Roodepoort
Operators have partially restored the power supply from Peter Rd Substation to Poortview, with three load centres remaining off until the faults are located and repaired.
Poortview
🔧 Investigating1d ago- Lenasia
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the replacement unit for Nancefield Substation's MVC 27 to Local Supply distributor will commence tomorrow morning, affecting customers in Nancefield Industrial.
BushkoppiesEldorado ParkNancefieldDevland
Cause: Faulty cablesource
Timeline (7 updates)
  1. Reported - Mon, 22 Jun, 15:30
    An outage is affecting customers in Eldorado Park Extensions 1-3 and Bushkoppies. Operators have been notified and will be dispatched to investigate the cause of the outage.
    source
  2. Update - Tue, 23 Jun, 08:03
    An appointed contractor is collecting material for repairs at Nancefield Substation, affecting customers in Eldorado Park Extensions 1 - 3.
    source
  3. Update - Tue, 23 Jun, 11:12
    A contractor is trenching to expose the cable before repairs can commence at Nancefield Substation, affecting customers in Eldorado Park Extensions 1 - 3.
    source
  4. Reported - Tue, 23 Jun, 15:04
    An emergency isolation at Nancefield Substation to cut a cable supplying power to Eldorado Park Ext 1-3 is affecting customers in Eldorado Park Ext 1-3, Devland, Klipspruit, and Coca-Cola, with an estimated restoration time of 18h00 tonight.
    source
  5. Restored - Tue, 23 Jun, 15:40
    Power supply has been restored to customers in Devland, Klipspruit, and Coca-Cola following an emergency isolation to cut a cable supplying power to Eldorado Park Ext 1-3 before commencing repairs.
    source
  6. Update - Tue, 23 Jun, 18:18
    Due to unforeseen circumstances, the replacement unit at Nancefield Substation will commence tomorrow morning, affecting customers in Eldorado Park Extension 1 - 3.
    source
  7. Update - Tue, 23 Jun, 19:52
    Due to unforeseen circumstances, the replacement unit for Nancefield Substation's MVC 27 to Local Supply distributor will commence tomorrow morning, affecting customers in Nancefield Industrial.
    source
🔧 Investigating1d ago- Alexandra
An outage at Alexandra Substation's Far East Bank Standby Distributor is affecting customers in Far East Bank, Extension 7, Extension 8, and Tsutsumani due to multiple faults, with the test branch team requested to locate them.
Far East BankTsutsumaniEast BankAlexandra
Cause: Multiple faults - under investigationsource
Timeline (4 updates)
  1. Reported - Mon, 22 Jun, 09:35
    Power tripped at Alexandra Substation's Far East Bank Standby Distributor, affecting customers in Far East Bank, Extension 7, Extension 8, and parts of Tsutsumani.
    source
  2. Update - Mon, 22 Jun, 09:56
    The team is on site investigating the power outage affecting Far East Bank, Extension 7, Extension 8, and parts of Tsutsumani.
    source
  3. Reported - Mon, 22 Jun, 13:25
    An outage at Alexandra Substation's Far East Bank Standby Distributor is affecting customers in Far East Bank, Extension 7, Extension 8, and Tsutsumani due to multiple faults.
    source
  4. Update - Tue, 23 Jun, 19:27
    An outage at Alexandra Substation's Far East Bank Standby Distributor is affecting customers in Far East Bank, Extension 7, Extension 8, and Tsutsumani due to multiple faults, with the test branch team requested to locate them.
    source
🔧 Investigating1d ago- Alexandra
The team is sourcing materials to conduct repairs at Alexandra Substation's Milton/London Road Distributor, affecting customers in Lombardy East and 1st to 11th Avenue, between London Road and Roosevelt Street, with partial supply remaining until work is complete.
Alexandra
Cause: Faulty cablesource
Timeline (5 updates)
  1. Reported - Mon, 22 Jun, 09:59
    Operators will be dispatched to investigate the loss of supply affecting customers in Lombardy East, 1st to 11th Avenue, between London Road and Roosevelt Street.
    source
  2. Reported - Mon, 22 Jun, 12:56
    Operators are investigating a loss of supply affecting customers in Lombardy East, from 1st to 11th Avenue, between London Road and Roosevelt Street, via the Milton/London Road Distributor at Alexandra Substation.
    source
  3. Reported - Mon, 22 Jun, 18:35
    An outage at Alexandra Substation's Milton/London Road Distributor is affecting customers in Lombardy East and Alexandra between 1st to 11th Avenue, and between London Road and Roosevelt Street; a test branch team will be requested to locate the fault tomorrow morning.
    source
  4. Update - Tue, 23 Jun, 12:34
    The test branch team is locating a fault at Alexandra Substation's Milton/London Road Distributor, affecting customers in Lombardy East and 1st to 11th Avenue, between London Road and Roosevelt Street, with supply remaining partially restored.
    source
  5. Update - Tue, 23 Jun, 19:25
    The team is sourcing materials to conduct repairs at Alexandra Substation's Milton/London Road Distributor, affecting customers in Lombardy East and 1st to 11th Avenue, between London Road and Roosevelt Street, with partial supply remaining until work is complete.
    source
🔧 Investigating6h ago- Lenasia
57% of the power supply has been restored to customers in Eldorado Park Extension 1 - 3, following an outage due to overload at Eldorado Park Substation, and repairs are in progress on a faulty cable.
DevlandEldorado Park
Cause: Overloadsource
Source: @CityPowerJhbAuto-updated every 10 minutes

Scheduled Blackouts and Planned Maintenance in Johannesburg8 planned

Updated 9m ago
Upcoming Planned Power Outages
📅 Planned18h ago- Randburg
Emergency maintenance is scheduled at Brynorth Substation on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, from 09h00 until 11h00.
Post OfficeEbury RoadEileen RoadLogan RoadHobart RoadPortman RoadNorman DistributorMuswell DistributorElgin DriveStruben RoadEaton AvenueKnights BridgeBaker DistributorWilliam Nicol RoadEpsom Downs CheckersMain Road (Bryanston Drive)
Outage details
Cause: Emergency maintenanceETA: Wed, 24 Jun, 11:00source
📅 Planned9h ago- Lenasia
Emergency planned maintenance at Nancefield Substation and Eldorado Park Substation will reroute a cable between Nancefield Substation and TSS 12, taking place tomorrow, 24 June 2026.
Eldorado ParkNancefield
Outage details
Cause: Emergency maintenanceETA: Wed, 24 Jun, 17:00source
📅 Planned1d ago
The planned power interruption at Waterfall Substation, initially scheduled for today, has been rescheduled to Friday, 26 June 2026, from 09h00 to 17h00.
Capitol HillMorkel CloseAfrican Data CentreRichards DriveLe-Roux AvenueOld Pretoria Road
Outage details
Cause: Planned maintenanceETA: Fri, 26 Jun, 17:00source
📅 Planned3d ago- Midrand
Emergency maintenance power interruption at Klipfontein Substation has been rescheduled for Monday, 29 June 2026.
Klipfontein
Outage details
Cause: Emergency maintenanceETA: Mon, 29 Jun, 00:00source
📅 Planned5d ago- Midrand
Customers are notified of a planned power interruption at Church Street Switching Station on Monday, 29 June 2026, from 09h00 until 17h00.
Gallagher EstatesRichard's driveHeather RdOld Pta RdKerk StrAitken StrNupen StrCapid & Jubilee Str
Outage details
Cause: Planned maintenanceETA: Mon, 29 Jun, 17:00source
Source: @CityPowerJhbAuto-updated every 10 minutes

Recently Restored

Updated 9m ago
Recently Restored
✅ Restoredreported 17h ago• 17h 8m- Roodepoort
The power supply has been restored to affected customers via incomer3 (Line B) at Tshepisong Switching Station.
Roodepoort
Cause: Equipment faultsource
Timeline (3 updates)
  1. Reported - Tue, 23 Jun, 07:20
    A power interruption is affecting customers from Tshepisong Switching Station incomer3 (Line B), and operators have been notified to investigate.
    source
  2. Update - Tue, 23 Jun, 18:38
    The technical team has confirmed a low-voltage fault in Mariasburg and is carrying out repairs.
    source
  3. Restored - Wed, 24 Jun, 00:28
    The power supply has been restored to affected customers via incomer3 (Line B) at Tshepisong Switching Station.
    source
✅ Restoredreported 1d ago• 28h 56m- Reuven
Power supply has been restored at Showground Switching Station, which was affecting Robertsham, following an overload.
Robertsham
Cause: Overloadsource
Timeline (3 updates)
  1. Update - Mon, 22 Jun, 14:59
    See the latest outage update.
    source
  2. Update - Tue, 23 Jun, 17:18
    An outage is affecting customers in Robertsham, with 57% of the power supply already restored by operators.
    source
  3. Restored - Tue, 23 Jun, 19:55
    Power supply has been restored at Showground Switching Station, which was affecting Robertsham, following an overload.
    source
✅ Restoredreported 5h ago• 26m- Roodepoort
The team has attended to the outage at Ridge Road Switching Station and the power supply has been restored to Laser Park and Eagle Canyon.
Laser ParkEagle Canyon
Timeline (2 updates)
  1. Reported - Tue, 23 Jun, 18:51
    Operators are investigating an outage at Ridge Road Switching Station affecting customers in Laser Park and Eagle Canyon.
    source
  2. Restored - Tue, 23 Jun, 19:17
    The team has attended to the outage at Ridge Road Switching Station and the power supply has been restored to Laser Park and Eagle Canyon.
    source
✅ Restoredreported 15h ago• 4h 44m- Lenasia
Power supply has been restored to customers in Freedom Park following an outage caused by a faulty overhead line.
Freedom ParkEldorado Park
Cause: Equipment faultsource
Timeline (2 updates)
  1. Reported - Tue, 23 Jun, 09:39
    Operators have been dispatched to investigate the cause of an outage affecting customers in Freedom Park.
    source
  2. Restored - Tue, 23 Jun, 14:23
    Power supply has been restored to customers in Freedom Park following an outage caused by a faulty overhead line.
    source
✅ Restoredreported 12h ago• 46m- Alexandra
Full power supply has been restored to customers along 1st to 8th Avenue, between London Road and Roosevelt Street, after an outage caused by snapped overhead lines.
Alexandra
Cause: Snapped overhead linessource
Timeline (2 updates)
  1. Reported - Tue, 23 Jun, 12:37
    An outage at Alexandra Substation's Adam Block Distributor, caused by snapped overhead lines, is affecting customers along 1st to 8th Avenue, between London Road and Roosevelt Street. The team is en route to carry out repairs.
    source
  2. Restored - Tue, 23 Jun, 13:24
    Full power supply has been restored to customers along 1st to 8th Avenue, between London Road and Roosevelt Street, after an outage caused by snapped overhead lines.
    source
Source: @CityPowerJhbAuto-updated every 10 minutes

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Are there any scheduled blackouts in Johannesburg?

Yes, 8 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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