Cape Town to implement 10-hour power outage in over 60 areas

The City of Cape Town has announced a planned ten-hour power outage to allow for essential maintenance and upgrades to its electricity infrastructure.

Initially, the maintenance was scheduled to be carried out from 22:00 on Saturday, 19 September, until 08:00 the next day, 20 September. The metro municipality had said alternatively, the work will be carried out from 22:00 on Saturday, 26 September 2026, to 08:00 on Sunday, 27 September 2026.

CAPE TOWN AREAS AFFECTED BY THE PLANNED POWER OUTAGE

The planned electricity interruption forms part of the City’s ongoing infrastructure maintenance programme aimed at improving the reliability and resilience of the electricity network.

The City of Cape Town warned that the following areas will likely be affected due to the scheduled critical electricity upgrades. Note due to the scale and typical complexity of electrical work, some areas indicated might not go off:

Muizenberg	Schaapkraal
St James	Strandfontein (parts of)
Clovelly	Ottery (parts of)
Sun Valley	Parkwood
Kalk Bay	Southfield (parts of)
Fish Hoek	Elfindale
Glencairn	Lotus River
Glen Marine	Grassy Park
Glencairn Heights	Zeekoei Vlei
Glen Ridge	Pelikan Park
Welcome Glen	Steenberg
Woodlands	Lavender Hill
Da Gama Park	Seawinds
Dido Valley	Vrygrond
Bay View Village	Capricorn
Bayview Heights	Costa Da Gama
Simon’s Town	Tokai
Simon’s Kloof	Kirstenhof
Seaforth	Westlake
Red Hill	Lakeside
Boulders	Scarborough
Middle Beach	Risi View
Bellvue	Froggy Farm
Winford	Rocklands Fynbos Ridge
Murdock Valley	Misty Cliffs
Smitswinkel Bay	Welcome Glen
Cape Point	Imhoff’s Gift
Noordhoek	Fish Eagle Park
Long beach	Masiphumelele
Ocean View	Sunnydale
Soetwater	The Lakes
Kommetjie	Hazelwood Park
Noordhoek Outlying
Meadowsteads
Noordhoek Manor
Belvedere Noordhoek
Chapmans Peak

POWER COULD BE RESTORED EARLIER

The City of Cape Town said electricity supply could be restored at any time, and customers must please treat all electrical installations as live for the full duration of the planned maintenance work.

Residents are advised to switch off appliances as a precaution to avoid damage from power surges when power comes back on. The municipality apologised for any inconvenience caused and thanked residents for their cooperation.

Planned outages form part of the City’s ongoing preventative maintenance programme, which is designed to upgrade ageing infrastructure, improve network performance and reduce the likelihood of unexpected power failures in future.