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

• Kalafong Heights, Industrial Areaactive
  25 Oct 2026, 11:53 • Zebra, Staalweg substations • Cause: Transformer 1B tripped
  “#PowerAlert Transformer 1B has tripped at Zebra Substation, affecting the following areas: 🔹 Staalweg Substation 🔹 Kalafong Heights (local supply) 🔹 Industrial Area Our technical team is attendi…”
• Moreletaparkupdate
  24 Oct 2026, 15:34 • Holgate substation • Cause: faulty electrical component
  “#PowerOutage: Holgate Substation Affected area: Moreleta Park. A faulty electrical component has been identified and needs to be replaced. The necessary materials have been collected, and excavation…”
• Equestria, Wapadrandupdate
  24 Oct 2026, 15:29 • Wapadrand substation • Cause: initial fault; another fault
  “#PowerOutage: Wapadrand Substation Affected areas: Equestria, including Cura and Griffiths. Repairs have been completed on the initial fault, and power was restored. However, another fault occurred,…”
• Pyramid, Rooiwalupdate
  23 Oct 2026, 16:16 • Rooiwal, Pyramid substations • Cause: cable theft
  “1/2 #PowerUpdate: Rooiwal–Pyramid Cable theft caused damage to a rotary switch on the 132kV circuit breaker. The replacement switch failed during testing, and the maintenance team is working on an al…”
• Pyramid, Rooiwalupdate
  23 Oct 2026, 09:21 • Kwagga 1 substation • Cause: stolen multicore cables
  “#PowerUpdate: Rooiwal-Pyramid Stolen multicore cables have been discovered at the 132 kV Kwagga 1 oil circuit breaker (OCB). This incident will delay the restoration of power to the affected substati…”
• Heuweloord, Rooihuiskraal, The Reed, The Reedsactive
  23 Oct 2026, 08:25 • Brakfontein substation • Cause: trip at Transformer A
  “#PowerAlert: ⚠️ Power outage has occurred following a trip at Transformer A at Brakfontein Substation. Affected areas: Heuweloord The Reeds Wierda Ext 2 Rooihuiskraal Surrounding areas Our team is…”
• Pyramid, Waltloo, Pumulani, Rooiwalactive
  23 Oct 2026, 06:28 • Rooiwal, Kwagga substations • Cause: circuit breaker on the Kwagga 1 circuit has tripped
  “#PowerAlert: Rooiwal Power Substation A circuit breaker on the Kwagga 1 circuit has tripped, affecting Rooiwal, Pyramid, Pumulani and Waltloo TX 1B substations. Our team is investigating and workin…”
• Nellmapius, Pretoria Eastupdate
  21 Oct 2026, 22:49 • Cause: explosion investigation
  “@HettieNene The City is currently investigating reports of an explosion on the Hans Strydom route, next to Nellmapius X24. The Energy and Electricity Business Unit is investigating whether this incide…”
• Nellmapius, Pretoria Eastupdate
  21 Oct 2026, 22:48 • Cause: investigating explosion
  “@dailykickof The City is currently investigating reports of an explosion on the Hans Strydom route, next to Nellmapius X24. The Energy and Electricity Business Unit is investigating whether this incid…”
• Nellmapius, Pretoria Eastupdate
  21 Oct 2026, 22:21 • Cause: explosion investigation
  “@Frostyy22344 The City is currently investigating reports of an explosion on the Hans Strydom route, next to Nellmapius X24. The Energy and Electricity Business Unit is investigating whether this inci…”
• Nellmapius, Pretoria Eastupdate
  21 Oct 2026, 22:21
  “@NXTWAVESTUDIOS The City is currently investigating reports of an explosion on the Hans Strydom route, next to Nellmapius X24. The Energy and Electricity Business Unit is investigating whether this in…”
• Nellmapius, Pretoria Eastupdate
  21 Oct 2026, 21:43 • Cause: explosion
  “@CNoxiie The City is currently investigating reports of an explosion on the Hans Strydom route, next to Nellmapius X24. The Energy and Electricity Business Unit is investigating whether this incident …”
• Nellmapius, Pretoria Eastupdate
  21 Oct 2026, 21:41 • Cause: explosion investigation
  “@CosmicArete The City is currently investigating reports of an explosion on the Hans Strydom route, next to Nellmapius X24. The Energy and Electricity Business Unit is investigating whether this incid…”
• Garsfontein, Silver Lakes, Wapadrand, Mooikloofactive
  21 Oct 2026, 21:36 • Njala substation • Cause: suspected trip
  “@PertuniaMandisa Power Alert: There’s a power outage affecting areas in Pretoria East. Our teams report a suspected trip at Njala Substation. Investigations are underway to determine the cause. The …”
• Soshanguveupdate
  21 Oct 2026, 18:55 • Soshanguve W substation
  “1/2 #PowerUpdate: Soshanguve W substation. Electricity restoration is underway Switching has commenced, and the main feeder cables supplying the refurbished substation are now carrying load.”
• Rietfonteinactive
  21 Oct 2026, 08:56 • Jakaranda substation • Cause: cable fault
  “#PowerAlert RIETFONTEIN We are aware of the power outage affecting Rietfontein due to a cable fault at Jakaranda Substation. The fault has been identified, and repair work will commence this morning…”
• Soshanguveupdate
  20 Oct 2026, 21:10 • Soshanguve W substation
  “#PowerUpdate: Extended power interruption-Soshanguve W substation. https://t.co/YqZqDX2HF9”
• Soshanguveupdate
  20 Oct 2026, 17:07 • Soshanguve W substation • Cause: planned maintenance
  “1/2 #PowerUpdate:Planned Electricity Interruption Soshanguve W substation The transfer of cables to the newly refurbished substation is still in progress. However, progress on-site has been slower th…”
• Kilner Park, Koedoespoort, Moregloed, Queenswoodactive
  20 Oct 2026, 14:49 • Cause: medium voltage outage
  “#PowerAlert: Koedoespoort⚡ We are aware of the medium voltage outage affecting areas listed below: ▪️ Waverley ▪️ Moregloed ▪️ Queenswood ▪️ Kilnerpark The switching team is currently investiga…”
• Zilkaatsnekactive
  19 Oct 2026, 20:23 • Zilkatsneck substation • Cause: substation tripped
  “#PowerAlert ⚠️ ⚡️⚡️ Zilkatsneck substation tripped. The following 11kV lines and areas are affected: 1. Zilkaatsnek area. 2. ZN 11kV line. 3. MVS 11kV line. The team currently attending.”