Power outage to impact 10 suburbs in Johannesburg

City Power will cut electricity supply to 10 Johannesburg suburbs on Sunday, 4 May 2025, from 8:00 to 14:00 during a scheduled six-hour outage.

REASON FOR OUTAGE

The planned power outage is due to maintenance work that the power utility regularly does on its electricity network. 

“The interruption is necessary to do essential maintenance work on our network, which is part of our program of constantly striving to provide a better service,” the statement read. 

AFFECTED SUBURBS

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

• Observatory North
• Cyrildene Central
• Cyrildene South
• Bez Valley East
• Bez Valley/Kensington
• Kensington Ext. 5
• Doorenfontein
• Bruma
• Deweshof
• Langerman

ESKOM IMPLEMENTS STAGE TWO LOAD-SHEDDING

Eskom has once again made a comeback to switching off lights. The power utility implemented stage 2 load shedding on Thursday, 24 April 2025, because of high electricity demand.

“As a result, Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 today and will remain in effect until 05:00 tomorrow (Friday). Given these ongoing constraints, we urge the public to use electricity sparingly to help reduce pressure on the grid,” Eskom mentioned.

Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena said the planned maintenance would continue as they prepare for the upcoming winter season, where electricity will be used more frequently.

She said, “Planned maintenance continues to ensure system readiness for increased winter demand, to meet regulatory requirements, and to ensure environmental compliance.”