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.

1183

outages reported in 2026

1183

outages on record

6.6 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	551	5908.8 hours
June 2026	326	2525.5 hours

Suburbs with the most outages in 2026

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

Alexandra72 outages Roodepoort60 outages Northriding45 outages Rabie Ridge33 outages Honeydew32 outages Lenasia31 outages Wilgeheuwel31 outages Weltevreden Park29 outages Eldorado Park29 outages Ruimsig26 outages Gresswold25 outages Northcliff25 outages East Bank22 outages Florida22 outages Little Falls22 outages Industria22 outages Wemmer22 outages Rembrandt Park21 outages Far East Bank21 outages Denver20 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	62	48.4 days
Tshepisong Switching Station	35	12.2 days
Gresswold Substation	28	26.9 days
Cydna Substation	25	15.6 days
Nirvana Substation	24	15.2 days
Fort Substation	22	5.5 days
Wemmer Substation	22	15.2 days
Industria Substation	21	16.9 days
Hursthill Substation	21	11 days
Robertsham Substation	20	13.4 days

Recent Johannesburg power outages

Ibis Street, Eider Road, Dabchick Street
26 Jun 2026 • Fed by Mechanical Workshop Switching Station substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Windsor, Fontainebleau
24 Jun 2026 • Fed by Randburg Substation substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Mayfield Park, Kibler Park, Naturena, Comptonville
24 Jun 2026 • Cause: emergency maintenance
Mayfield Park, Kibler Park, Naturena, Comptonville
24 Jun 2026 • Cause: planned maintenance
Post Office, Ebury Road, Eileen Road, Logan Road
24 Jun 2026 • Fed by Brynorth Substation substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Eldorado Park, Nancefield
24 Jun 2026 • Fed by Nancefield Substation substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Capitol Hill, Morkel Close, African Data Centre, Richards Drive
22 Jun 2026 • Fed by Waterfall Substation substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Johannesburg
20 Jun 2026 • Fed by Transformer Switching Station substation
Rabie Ridge
20 Jun 2026 • Fed by Allandale Substation substation • Cause: emergency isolation
Rosettenville, Wemmer, Haddon, Forest Hill
20 Jun 2026 • Fed by Wemmer Substation substation • Lasted 3.2 hours • Cause: cable fault
Klipfontein
20 Jun 2026 • Fed by Klipfontein Substation substation • Cause: emergency maintenance
Klipfontein
20 Jun 2026 • Fed by Klipfontein Substation substation • Cause: emergency maintenance
Observatory, Bellevue
19 Jun 2026 • Fed by Bellevue Substation substation • Lasted 16 hours • Cause: cable fault
Lenasia, Florida North, Lenasia Ext 10, Lenasia Ext 11
19 Jun 2026 • Fed by Nirvana Substation substation • Lasted 18.7 hours • Cause: cable fault
Cleveland, Denver, Kensington South
19 Jun 2026 • Fed by Cleveland Substation substation

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: 2026/06/27, 15:00:39.

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