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City Power Johannesburg has announced a planned power outage in several areas of the city. Image: File

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19 areas in Joburg to experience an 8-hour power outage

A scheduled 8-hour power outage is set to affect 19 areas in Johannesburg.

By SAPeople Contributor
10-01-25 08:47
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City Power Johannesburg has announced a planned power outage in several areas of the city. Image: File

City Power Johannesburg has announced a scheduled power outage impacting 19 suburbs. The outages will take place on different days, with designated hours for each area.

REASON FOR POWER OUTAGE

City Power Johannesburg stated that the interruption is necessary for the essential maintenance of its electricity network.

“As the supply may be restored at any time, customers are urged to always treat their electricity supply points as live,” the City advised.

AFFECTED AREAS 

These are the areas that will be affected by the power outage:

SUNDAY, 12 JANUARY 2025. The power interruption will occur at William Nicol SWS from 8:00 to 16:00 in these areas:

  • FLORIDA PARK
  • FLORIDA HILLS
  • FLORA CLIFF

MONDAY, 13 JANUARY 2025. The power interruption will occur at Wilgeheuwel Switching Station from 8:00 to 16:00 in these areas:

  • HONEYDEW RIDGE
  • HONEY DEW MANOR
  • WILGEHEUWEL

TUESDAY, 14 JANUARY 2025. The power interruption will occur at Alexandra Substation from 8:00 to 16:00 in the following area:

  • FAR EAST BANK EXT. 7 AND 8

WEDNESDAY, 15 JANUARY 2025. The power interruption will occur at Alexandra Substation from 8:00 to 16:00 in the following areas:

  • TSUTSUMANI
  • LAST GATE
  • BOHLABELO
  • EXT 10

THURSDAY, 16 JANUARY 2025. The power interruption will occur at Central A Substation from 8:00 to 16:00 in the following areas:

  • MARSHALLTOWN
  • PART OF MARSHALL STREET
  • PART OF MAIN STREET
  • ELOFF STREET AND SURROUNDING STREETS

TUESDAY, 21 JANUARY 2025. The interruption will occur at Staugh Vorster Switching Substation from 9:00 to 17:00 in the following areas:

  • 15th AND 16th ROAD
  • PHARMACEUTICAL ON 16th ROAD

TUESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2025. The interruption will occur at Bordeaux Substation from 9:00 to 17:00 in the following areas:

  • BORDEAUX
  • BLAIRGOWRIE

City Power Johannesburg apologises for any inconvenience caused by these interruptions.

ELECTRICITY THEFT IN LINBRO PARK

Eskom has reported that the electricity supply to Linbro Park has been disrupted due to cable theft. 

“Our technicians are on-site working on restoring supply. The estimated time of restoration is currently not available,” Eskom stated. 

They also mentioned that technicians are working to restore power to Jakkalasdans, Little Eden and Tweedespruit, with no determined time for restoration at this point.

Eskom encourages community members to report any illegal electricity activities such as theft, vandalism, meter bypassing and illegal connections, to the Eskom Crime Line at 0800 112 722 or via WhatsApp at 081 333 3323.

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