Tshwane power outage history

Outages by month in 2026

Count of City of Tshwane outage announcements per month.

Suburbs with the most outages in 2026

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

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

• Mamelodi, Mamelodi East-Tsakane, SnS, Bufferzoneactive
  12 Jun 2026, 15:52 • Mamelodi substation • Cause: two mv cable faults
  “@sosofodadodo Good day, Mamelodi sub 1 Mv area outage Ref no: 964 of 6/11/2026, June26L0229p13 Affected area: Mamelodi east-Tsakane, SnS,Bufferzone,Khalambazo, Khutsong Cause: two mv cable faults- T3 …”
• Mamelodi, Mamelodi east-Tsakane, SnS, Bufferzoneactive
  12 Jun 2026, 15:31 • Mamelodi substation • Cause: two mv cable faults
  “@sosofodadodo Good day, Mamelodi sub 1 Mv area outage Ref no: 964 of 6/11/2026, June26L0229p13 Affected area: Mamelodi east-Tsakane, SnS,Bufferzone,Khalambazo, Khutsong Cause: two mv cable faults- T3 …”
• Mamelodi, Tsakane, Bufferzone, Khalambazoactive
  12 Jun 2026, 15:22 • Mamelodi substation • Cause: two mv cable faults
  “@Tlhokzaa Good dY, Mamelodi sub 1 Mv area outage Ref no: 964 of 6/11/2026, June26L0229p13 Affected area: Mamelodi east-Tsakane, SnS,Bufferzone,Khalambazo, Khutsong Cause: two mv cable faults- T3 kgomo…”
• Lotus garden phase1 to 5active
  12 Jun 2026, 07:56 • Atteridgville substation • Cause: unknown
  “@ReeceRoyce2 Good day, MEDIUM VOLTAGE OUTAGE Atteridgville sub Pnl1 and 7 Affected Area: Lotus garden phase1 to 5 including Shoprite. Estimated time of restoration: Unknown Cause : unknown Progres…”
• Atteridgville, Lotus garden phase1 to 5active
  12 Jun 2026, 07:55 • Atteridgville substation
  “@Mpho_Shayi95_sa Good day, MEDIUM VOLTAGE OUTAGE Atteridgville sub Pnl1 and 7 Affected Area: Lotus garden phase1 to 5 including Shoprite. Estimated time of restoration: Unknown Cause : unknown Pro…”
• Heuweloordactive
  12 Jun 2026, 07:17 • Cause: faulty cable
  “#PowerOutage: Heuweloord The above-mentioned area is off due to a faulty cable. A team has been dispatched to attend.”
• Pretoria West, Tshwane marketactive
  12 Jun 2026, 06:54 • Boom, Retief substations
  “#PowerOutage: Pretoria West We are aware of power outage from Boom Substation affecting parts of Pretoria West, Tshwane market and Retief Substation. Switching team to investigate. Restoration time …”
• Brooklyn, Hazelwood, Lynnwood, Menloparkactive
  12 Jun 2026, 06:47 • Lynnwood substation
  “#PowerOutage: Lynnwood Substation⚡️ We are aware of an area power outage affecting Lynnwood Substation. Most parts of the eastern suburbs affected include: • Lynnwood • Menlopark • Hazelwood • Br…”
• Zithobeni, Marikinaactive
  11 Jun 2026, 17:22
  “#PowerAlert ⚠️ ⚡ We are aware of an area power outage affecting the following areas: • Ext 1 and Ext 9 • Marikina • Zithobeni A team has been dispatched to investigate the cause of outage. ETR is…”
• Cultura Parkactive
  11 Jun 2026, 15:55
  “#PowerAlert ⚠️⚡ We are aware of an area power outage affecting Cultura Park. A team has been dispatched to investigate the cause, identify the fault and start with repairs. ETR is not yet known.”
• Groenkloofupdate
  11 Jun 2026, 15:50 • Cause: theft of three 11kV main feeder cables
  “#PowerUpdate: Groenkloof Team on sit confirmed theft of three 11kV main feeder cables. Currently busy with measurements to confirm lengths and joint positions. Material listed will be collected fro…”
• Pretoria Westactive
  11 Jun 2026, 12:29 • Cause: medium voltage power outage
  “#PowerAlert: Pretoria West We are currently experiencing a medium voltage power outage affecting the following areas: • Vom Hagen/President burger • Vom Hagen/Maltzan • Com SVP • Opleidingsentrum …”
• Blocks S, Blocks T, Blocks V, Blocks Rupdate
  11 Jun 2026, 10:33 • Sosh, W substations • Cause: Cable fault
  “@Moipone53520421 Good day, W SUBSTATION Cause: Cable fault between A16 Sosh Sub to W Sub T4 No7 Affected areas: Blocks S,T,V & R Progress: Awaiting testing team to locate fault and positive ID…”
• S, T, V, Rupdate
  11 Jun 2026, 10:12 • Sosh, W substations • Cause: Cable fault between A16 Sosh Sub to W Sub T4 No7
  “@Phumzile_Maboko Good day, W SUBSTATION Cause: Cable fault between A16 Sosh Sub to W Sub T4 No7 Affected areas: Blocks S,T,V & R Progress: Awaiting testing team to locate fault and positive ID,…”
• Blocks S, Blocks T, Blocks V, Blocks Rupdate
  11 Jun 2026, 10:09 • Sosh, W substations • Cause: Cable fault between A16 Sosh Sub to W Sub T4 No7
  “@MissKeaKay Good day, this is the update. W SUBSTATION Cause: Cable fault between A16 Sosh Sub to W Sub T4 No7 Affected areas: Blocks S,T,V & R Progress: Awaiting testing team to locate fault …”
• S, T, V, Rupdate
  11 Jun 2026, 09:48 • W substation • Cause: Cable fault
  “@Phumzile_Maboko Good day, W SUBSTATION Cause: Cable fault Affected areas: Blocks S,T,V & R Estimated time of restoration: Unknown. Progress: Second cable fault detected after repaires , awai…”
• Atteridgeville, Siyahlala, Vergenoeg, Brazzavilleactive
  11 Jun 2026, 09:43 • Western substation • Cause: suspected transformer burst
  “#PowerAlert: We are aware of the medium voltage power outage affecting in Western Substation supply. The sub tripped due suspected transformer burst. @MMCBoshielo Areas affected: • Siyahlala • Verg…”
• Atteridgeville, Siyahlala, Vergenoeg, Brazzavilleactive
  11 Jun 2026, 09:04 • Western substation • Cause: medium voltage power outage
  “@TheegoatAn90507 Good day, POWER FAILURE OUTAGES ALERT 11JUNE 2026 THURSDAY 10:00⚡️⚠️⚠️ We are aware of the medium voltage power outage affecting in Western Sub supply : The following area(s) are af…”
• Soshanguveupdate
  11 Jun 2026, 07:36 • Cause: cable fault
  “#PowerUpdate: Soshanguve⚡️ Repairs to Block T & V cable were completed yesterday at 17:00. However, upon switching back into service, it remained operational for only 5mins before tripping again d…”
• Centurionunknown
  10 Jun 2026, 16:52 • Kentron substation
  “[WATCH] On the sidelines of the successful handover of the upgraded Kentron Substation in Region 4, Centurion, Executive Mayor, Dr Nasiphi Moya, took the opportunity to address the ongoing challenge o…”