Johannesburg power outage history

A record of power outages reported by City Power across Johannesburg. Use this page to see how often your suburb or substation loses power, how long outages typically take to resolve, and which areas are worst affected. For live outages right now see today's Johannesburg power outages.

971

outages reported in 2026

971

outages on record

6.8 hours

typical outage length

outages at Alexandra Substation (worst)

Outages by month in 2026

Count of reported outages and cumulative time without power per month.

Month	Outages	Cumulative time without power
April 2026	306	4521.6 hours
May 2026	551	5908.8 hours
June 2026	114	990.6 hours

Suburbs with the most outages in 2026

Click a suburb for its own outage page and local history.

Alexandra58 outages Roodepoort51 outages Northriding35 outages Rabie Ridge29 outages Weltevreden Park27 outages Lenasia25 outages Eldorado Park24 outages Honeydew22 outages Industria22 outages Gresswold22 outages Northcliff22 outages Rembrandt Park21 outages Wilgeheuwel19 outages Ennerdale18 outages Ruimsig18 outages Robertsham18 outages Denver17 outages East Bank17 outages Florida17 outages Far East Bank16 outages

Substations with the most outages in 2026

A substation feeds several suburbs, so one substation fault can affect many streets at once. These are the substations City Power reported most often.

Substation	Outages	Total time without power
Alexandra Substation	49	44.1 days
Tshepisong Switching Station	30	10.4 days
Gresswold Substation	25	26.7 days
Fort Substation	21	4.6 days
Industria Substation	21	16.9 days
Robertsham Substation	18	13.4 days
Nirvana Substation	17	13.5 days
Hursthill Substation	16	10.6 days
Cydna Substation	15	10.2 days
Wemmer Substation	15	11.4 days

Recent Johannesburg power outages

Bassonia, Aspen Lake Drive, Mall of the South Number 1, Mall of the South Number 2
12 Jun 2026 • Fed by Mulbarton Substation substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Bernie Street, Hilston Street, Volt Crescent, Neutron Street
11 Jun 2026 • Fed by Bernie Switching Station substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Jandel Road, Waterfall Business Park
10 Jun 2026 • Fed by Halfway Gardens Substation substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Single/Thor Street, Downright Shopping Centre, Percy Street, Carina Street
08 Jun 2026 • Fed by Ennerdale Substation substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Austin View, Rabie Ridge Ext: 1, Rabie Ridge Ext: 2, Rabie Ridge Ext: 3
08 Jun 2026 • Fed by Rabie Ridge Substation substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Austin View, Rabie Ridge Ext: 1, Rabie Ridge Ext: 2, Rabie Ridge Ext: 3
08 Jun 2026 • Fed by Rabie Ridge Substation substation • Cause: planned maintenance
Roodepoort
07 Jun 2026 • Fed by Peter Road Substation substation • Cause: equipment fault
South Hills, Wemmer
06 Jun 2026 • Fed by Wemmer Substation substation • Lasted 26 min
Wynberg, Kew, Gresswold
06 Jun 2026 • Fed by Gresswold Substation substation • Lasted 8.4 hours
Hurst Hill
06 Jun 2026 • Fed by Hursthill Substation substation • Lasted 2.1 hours
Mulbarton
06 Jun 2026 • Fed by Mulbarton Substation substation • Cause: cable fault
Matholesville, Roodepoort, Princess
06 Jun 2026 • Fed by Roodepoort Substation substation • Cause: cable fault
Northcliff, Triomf
05 Jun 2026 • Fed by Hursthill Substation substation
Lawley, Ennerdale
05 Jun 2026 • Fed by Ennerdale Substation substation • Lasted 20.8 hours • Cause: cable fault
Riviera
05 Jun 2026 • Fed by Riviera MSS substation • Cause: planned maintenance

About this data. OurPower compiles this record from public power outage notifications published by City Power Johannesburg. Each entry is a reported outage with its reported duration. We only show what City Power publicly announces, so some localised faults never appear here. This record starts from April 2026.

Last updated: 2026/06/14, 10:50:25.

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