Tshwane power outage history

Outages by month in 2026

Count of City of Tshwane outage announcements per month.

We began compiling City of Tshwane announcements in late April 2026, so earlier months are marked partial and show fewer announcements than actually occurred.

Suburbs named in the most announcements in 2026

Suburbs the City of Tshwane mentioned most often in its public outage announcements. This reflects what the City announced, not every fault - click a suburb for its own page and live resident reports.

Substations mentioned most often in 2026

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

Recent Tshwane power outages

• Garsfontein, Highlandsactive
  11 Sept 2026, 11:50 • Highlands, Garsfontein secondary substations • Cause: 132kV transformer A tripped
  “#PowerAlert ⚠️ ⚡️⚡️ 132kV transformer A tripped at Highlands substation. The following areas are affected: 1. Garsfontein secondary substation. 2. Local areas. Team on the way.”
• Soshanguveactive
  09 Sept 2026, 16:11 • K2 substation • Cause: cable fault
  “#PowerAlert - K2 Substation: Soshanguve ext 12 and 13 are experiencing power outage due to cable fault. ETR: Not yet known”
• Ashlea Gardens, Hazelwood, Waterkloof, Waterkloof parkactive
  09 Sept 2026, 07:53 • Cause: medium voltage outage
  “@slater_simone We are aware of a medium voltage outage affecting areas listed below: ▪️Ashlea Gardens ▪️ Waterkloof park ▪️ Hazelwood * Switching team will investigate ETR not known yet”
• Raytonactive
  09 Sept 2026, 07:09 • Rayton substation
  “#PowerAlert - Rayton sub: We are aware of the power outage affecting Rayton. ETR: Not yet available”
• Rethabisengactive
  08 Sept 2026, 16:47
  “#PowerAlert️⚡️⚠️ We are aware of the area power outage at Rethabiseng. Team dispatched to attend the issue. ETR: Not yet available”
• Soshanguveactive
  08 Sept 2026, 10:23 • IA substation • Cause: MV cable fault
  “#PowerAlert - IA Substation Soshanguve Block GG, HH, JJ, PP1 and PP2 are experiencing power outage due to MV cable fault. ETR: Not yet available”
• Broederstroomactive
  07 Sept 2026, 15:34 • Broederstroom substation
  “#PowerAlert Power outage affecting Broedestroom. The city is aware of a power outage affecting the Broederstroom Substation. The following lines are affected: ▪️ BR Line ▪️ SN Line A technical tea…”
• Doringkloof, Irene, Centurion, Lytteltonactive
  07 Sept 2026, 06:32
  “#Poweroutage alert - parts of Centurion The City is aware of a medium-voltage power outage affecting the following areas: Lyttelton, Doringkloof and Irene. Switching team has been dispatched to inv…”
• Doringkloof, Irene, Centurion, Lytteltonactive
  07 Sept 2026, 06:30
  “#Poweroutage alert - parts of Centurion The cCty is aware of a medium-voltage power outage affecting the following areas: Lyttelton, Doringkloof and Irene. Switching team has been dispatched to inv…”
• Eldoraigne, Wierdaparkupdate
  06 Sept 2026, 15:48 • Eldoraigne, Wierdapark substations • Cause: All main feeders tripped
  “#PowerUpdate: All main feeders from Eldoraigne Substation to Wierdapark Substation have tripped. Switching team busy onsite. Restoration time is not yet available.”
• Mamelodiactive
  06 Sept 2026, 15:44 • Secondary, Mamelodi 2 substations • Cause: 132kV Transfomer 1 trip
  “#PowerAlert ⚠️⚡ 132kV Transfomer 1 at the Mamelodi 2 Substation has tripped. The following Secondary Substations are affected: • Hinterland Secondary Substation • Local areas Team enroute to attend.”
• Schuverberg, Elandsfonteinactive
  06 Sept 2026, 13:58 • Park, Flora Park substations
  “#PowerOutage Alert: Flora Park Substation ⚠️ The city is aware of a medium-voltage power outage affecting the following areas: • PD Line – Schuverberg • AE Line – Elandsfontein”
• Saulsvilleactive
  06 Sept 2026, 12:37 • Saulsville, Secondary substations • Cause: 132kV transformer A and R tripped
  “#PowerAlert ⚠️⚡ 132kV transformer A and R tripped at the Saulsville Substation. The following Secondary Substations are affected: • Western Secondary Substation • Local areas within Saulsville sup…”
• Broederstroomactive
  06 Sept 2026, 08:20 • Broedestroom substation
  “#PowerOutage⚡️⚠️ We are currently experiencing a medium voltage power outage affecting Broedestroom Substation. The following areas are affected: • BR line Broedestroom • SN line Broedestroom Team …”
• Koedoespoort, Queenswood, Kilnerpark, Koedoespoort Industrialactive
  06 Sept 2026, 06:18 • Cause: medium voltage outage
  “#PowerAlert: Queenswood⚡️⚠️ We are aware of a medium voltage outage affecting areas listed below: ▪️Queenswood ▪️ Kilnerpark ▪️ Koedoespoort Industrial Switching team dispatched to attend. ETR i…”
• Klerksoordupdate
  05 Sept 2026, 10:05 • Cause: fault point shown
  “#PowerOutage: Klerksoord⚡️ Fault point shown. A team has started with excavations. https://t.co/hW4ugJYe6h”
• Phumulongactive
  05 Sept 2026, 07:11 • Western substation
  “#PowerOutage: We are currently experiencing a medium voltage power outage affecting Western Substation. The following area(s) are affected: ▪️AV4 Phumulong A team has been dispatched to investigat…”
• Brazaville, Siyahlalaactive
  05 Sept 2026, 07:08 • Western substation • Cause: illegal transformers connected to the network
  “#PowerOutage ⚠️ We are currently experiencing a medium voltage power outage affecting Western Substation. The BF 01 Brazaville Siyahlala area is affected. Team suspects fault from illegal transformer…”
• Schuverburg, Elandsfoteinactive
  05 Sept 2026, 06:56 • Park, Flora Park substations • Cause: fault on the line
  “#PowerOutage⚡️⚠️ We are currently experiencing a medium voltage power outage affecting Flora Park Sub due to fault on the line. The following areas are affected: ▪️PD line Schuverburg ▪️AE line Elan…”
• Villieriaactive
  04 Sept 2026, 18:49 • Villieria, Secondary substations • Cause: Transformer R has tripped
  “@AnastasieFrench City of Tshwane @CityTshwane #PowerAlert ⚠️ Transformer R at the Villieria Substation has tripped. Areas affected: • Jacaranda Secondary Substation • Villieria local areas Tea…”