City Power Johannesburg has announced an 8-hour planned power outage that will affect 10 areas in the city.
The power outage will occur on Sunday, 2 November 2025 and on Monday, 3 November 2025.
City Power mentioned that the power outage was necessary for maintenance work on their electricity network.
POWER OUTAGE TO AFFECT THESE AREAS
At John Ware Substation, the power outage will occur on Sunday, 2 November 2025, from 8:00 to 16:00 in these areas:
- Vorster
- Lillian Ngoyi
- Jennings and surrounding areas
- Malherbe
- Mahlathini
At Christiaan De Wet Switching Station, the power outage will occur on Monday, 3 November 2025, from 8:00 to 16:00 in these areas:
- Florin SWS
- Eagle Canyon Estate
- Wilgeheuwel SWS
- J G Strydom
- Makro
“As the power supply may be restored at any time, customers are urged to always treat their supply points as live. City Power regrets any inconvenience that may be caused by this disruption,” said City Power.
EVER WONDERED WHY YOUR CALLS GET CANCELLED OR CLOSED AT CITY POWER? HERE’S WHY
Ever called in at City Power to enquire about a faulty electricity problem, but your call ended up being cancelled or closed? Here’s why:
- MULTIPLE TICKETS HAVE BEEN LOGGED- It may be that there have been multiple calls about the same problem.
- POWER SUPPLY HAS BEEN RESTORED- If an area has an outage affecting more customers and the supply has been restored, all calls related to that particular area end up being cancelled.
In other related news, power has been restored at Van Beek Power Station in areas such as New Doornfontein, parts of Marshalltown and sections of the CBD.
The power outage was caused by burnt protection cables inside the transformer.
It is advised that during an outage, all appliances should be unplugged to minimise the risk of network disruptions and prevent inrush current.
