Johannesburg power outage history

A record of power outages reported by City Power across Johannesburg. Use this page to see how often your suburb or substation loses power, how long outages typically take to resolve, and which areas are worst affected. For live outages right now see today's Johannesburg power outages.

795

outages reported in 2026

795

outages on record

6.7 hours

typical outage length

outages at Alexandra Substation (worst)

Outages by month in 2026

Count of reported outages and cumulative time without power per month.

Month	Outages	Cumulative time without power
April 2026	306	4521.6 hours
May 2026	485	5206.9 hours
June 2026	4	0 hours

Suburbs with the most outages in 2026

Click a suburb for its own outage page and local history.

Alexandra47 outages Roodepoort46 outages Rabie Ridge28 outages Northriding28 outages Weltevreden Park25 outages Lenasia24 outages Rembrandt Park19 outages Eldorado Park19 outages Industria18 outages Northcliff16 outages Denver15 outages Wilgeheuwel15 outages Honeydew15 outages Gresswold15 outages Reuven15 outages Ennerdale14 outages Berea14 outages Florida14 outages Robertsham14 outages Benrose13 outages

Substations with the most outages in 2026

A substation feeds several suburbs, so one substation fault can affect many streets at once. These are the substations City Power reported most often.

Substation	Outages	Total time without power
Alexandra Substation	41	43.1 days
Tshepisong Switching Station	27	10.3 days
Fort Substation	19	1.8 days
Gresswold Substation	18	26.1 days
Industria Substation	17	15.9 days
Nirvana Substation	16	11 days
Robertsham Substation	14	12.2 days
Hursthill Substation	13	10.1 days
Bree Substation	13	5.4 days
Northriding Substation	12	11.1 days

Recent Johannesburg power outages

Olivedale, Sonneglans, Bryanston Ext 3, Johannesburg North
03 Jun 2026 • Fed by Olivedale Substation substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Olivedale, Sonneglans, Bryanston Ext 3, Johannesburg North
01 Jun 2026 • Fed by Olivedale Substation substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Observatory North, Bezuidenhout Valley, Doornfontein Standby, Cyrildene South
01 Jun 2026 • Fed by Sebenza Substation substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Daventry Lane, Far East Bank, Longlake Ext: 18, Longlake Ext: 19
01 Jun 2026 • Fed by Sebenza Substation substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Freedom Park, Goldev
31 May 2026 • Fed by Goldev Switching Station substation • Cause: burnt wiring
Vodacom World
29 May 2026 • Fed by Techno Switching Station substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Florida Hills, Florida Park, Flora Hospital
29 May 2026 • Fed by William Nicole Substation substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Kloofendal, Allen's Neck, Constantia Kloof
27 May 2026 • Fed by Kloofendal Substation substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Northcliff
27 May 2026 • Lasted 0 min
Honeydew, Laser Park, Ruimsig
27 May 2026 • Fed by Ruimsig Switching Station substation • Lasted 0 min
Mill Hill
27 May 2026 • Fed by Bryanorth Substation substation • Lasted 0 min • Cause: planned maintenance
Rabie Ridge
27 May 2026 • Cause: load rotation
Newlands
27 May 2026
Houghton, Riviera
27 May 2026
Berea, Hillbrow, Alexandra
27 May 2026 • Fed by Delta Substation substation • Lasted 27 min

About this data. OurPower compiles this record from public power outage notifications published by City Power Johannesburg. Each entry is a reported outage with its reported duration. We only show what City Power publicly announces, so some localised faults never appear here. This record starts from April 2026.

Last updated: 2026/06/03, 15:50:59.

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