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- City Power announced planned power outages across Johannesburg from 24 to 29 November for essential network maintenance.
- Key regions affected include northern suburbs (Bryanston, Ferndale), Roodepoort (Helderkruin, Horizon), and the south (City Deep, Ennerdale).
- The maintenance schedule outlines specific, separate power cuts each day, generally lasting eight hours (8am–4pm or 9am–5pm), affecting distinct clusters of suburbs.
City Power has announced a series of essential planned power outages across Johannesburg next week to facilitate network maintenance. Residents are advised to prepare for interruptions spanning from Roodepoort to Randburg and Lenasia.
Northern Suburbs (Randburg & Bryanston)
The first major maintenance work will occur early in the week:
- Monday, 24 November (8am – 4pm): Bryanston Substation
- Affected Areas: Bryanston (various extensions), Gleniffer, Solridge, Mill Hill Ext. 2, New Brighton, Glenadrienne, Country Life Park, Sandhurst Ext. 4, River Club Ext. 3 and 10, Parkmore, and Lym Park (Ext: 2 and 4).
- Wednesday, 26 November (9am – 5pm): Randburg Substation
- Affected Area: Parts of Ferndale.
Roodepoort Region
Roodepoort residents will face three separate interruptions, including two simultaneous cuts on Thursday:
- Tuesday, 25 November (8am – 4pm): Helderkruin Switching Station
- Affected Area: Helderkruin.
- Thursday, 27 November (8am – 4pm): Timber Street Switching Station
- Affected Areas: Manufacta and Roodepoort West.
- Thursday, 27 November (8am – 4pm): Paul Kruger Avenue Switching Station
- Affected Areas: Roodepoort North and Horizon.
Southern Regions (Lenasia & Reuven)
Planned maintenance concludes the week in the south:
- Saturday, 29 November (8am – 4pm): Market Boundary Substation (Reuven)
- Affected Areas: City Deep, City Deep Hostel, Prolecon, and Heidelberg Road.
- Saturday, 29 November (Time TBC – check with City Power): Carina Switching Station (Lenasia)
- Affected Areas: Ennerdale Ext. 1 and Ennerdale Ext. 2.
Important Advisory: City Power reminds customers that the work is vital for long-term service reliability. As supply may be restored at any moment, customers are urged to always treat their electricity supply points as live.
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