19 Johannesburg areas to face power outage

Approximately 19 Johannesburg areas will experience a power outage for eight hours on Thursday and on Friday this week.

City Power Johannesburg announced in a statement on X that the outage was intended to improve the utility’s electricity network.

“Planned maintenance is critical in ensuring that ageing infrastructure is serviced, faulty equipment is identified and replaced,” read the statement. 

POWER OUTAGE AFFECTS 19 AREAS

The outage will first occur on Thursday, 22 October 2026 from 9:00 to 17:00 in these areas:

• Dimension Data
• Eileen Road
• Main Road
• Logan Road
• Ebury Road
• Post Office
• Epsom Downs Checkers
• Elgin Drive
• Norman

On Friday, 23 October 2026, the power outage will also occur from 9:00 to 17:00 on the listed areas below:

• Windsor East
• Windsor West
• Cresta Mall
• Cresta
• Windsor Glen
• Aldara Park
• Rand Park
• Robindale
• Robin Hills
• Ferndale

FINAL ELECTRICITY REPAIRS UNDERWAY IN PARTS OF JOHANNESBURG

Electricity repairs are currently underway in parts of Johannesburg after having an outage for the past week. 

A fire at Central Substation, which supplies power to the area, was compounded by an explosion on Wednesday, 14 October 2026 during an attempt to restore electricity.

“The incident caused further damage to critical electrical equipment, requiring extensive repairs and replacement work.”

City Power said the transformer is undergoing functional testing while means of installing the connections to the electricity cable are being made.