A planned power outage is set to affect 10 suburbs on Thursday, 11 September 2025 and on Monday, 15 September 2025.
“The interruption is necessary to do essential maintenance work on our network, which is part of our program of constantly striving a better service,” the City Power statement read.
The outage will occur at Brandweer Switching Station from 9:00 to 17:00 and at Country View Ext. 3 Station:
POWER OUTAGE TO AFFECT THESE AREAS
These are the areas that will be affected by the power outage:
- 3rd and 7th Road
- Segal Street
- Unisa
- Forbes
- Midway Heights
- 1st and 3rd Road
- Part Harry Galaun Drive
On Monday, 15 September 2025, from 9:00 to 17:00 the power outage will occur at Country View Ext. 3 Station:
- Savannah Hills
- Azalia Street
- Tumbleweed Street
LOW VOLTAGE CABLE THEFT RESULTS IN POWER OUTAGE IN VINTAGE STREET
Low voltage (LV) cable thefts have caused a power outage in Vintage Street and surrounding areas.
LV cables will be dispatched to investigate the extent of damage and arrange for repairs.
The power utility encouraged customers to report any fraudulent activities such as illegal connections, theft and vandalism to call 011 490 7900 or 011 490 7911 or send a WhatsApp message to 083 579 4497.
CITY POWER SYSTEM CURRENTLY DOWN DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES
City Power is currently experiencing technical glitches with their system used to track service requests.
SMS notifications will also be affected, meaning customers will be unable to receive updates regarding the progress on their reported issues.
“At this stage, we do not yet have an estimated time for full restoration of services,” mentioned City Power.
The power utility apologised for any inconvenience caused.
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