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Ekurhuleni Power Outage Today

Live power outage updates for Germiston, Kempton Park, Boksburg, Benoni, Springs, Alberton, Brakpan, Edenvale and the rest of the East Rand. Updated every 15 minutes.

As of Thursday, 7 May 2026, Ekurhuleni is reporting 7 active power outages across Kempton Park, Germiston, Alberton, including in Bonaero Park, Esselen Park X3, Palmridge, Pholapark, Edenpark. 20 further outages were reported across 6 depots in the past two weeks. 1 outage has been restored recently.

7 active20 recent1 restoredLast checked: 13m ago
Suburbs with active outages right now (40)
AlbertsdalBirchleigh NorthBonaero ParkBredellBuhle ParkGlen ErasmiaGlen MaraisPhumula9th Ave9th avenueBrakendowns Extension 5Bredell AHBrentwood Park AHCollin Wade RdCollin wade roadDelvilleEdenparkEsselen Park X3Halimton RdHalimton roadHazel ParkHazeldeneLambtonLambton GardensLeondale GardensMapleton x 10Mimosa ParkPalmridgeParkhill GardensPercy StrPercy streetPholaparkPomonaPomona Estates AHRondebult x 22Roodekop Ext 11Roodekop industriesWebber rdWebber roadWitfontein

Current Power Outages in Ekurhuleni

ActiveKempton ParkReported 1 hour ago

A power interruption is affecting Bonaero Park. Officials have been dispatched to investigate.

Areas affected: Bonaero Park
ActiveKempton ParkReported 19 hours ago

A power interruption is affecting Esselen Park X3. The cause is unknown and officials are actively investigating.

Areas affected: Esselen Park X3
ActiveGermistonReported 1 day ago

An outage is affecting Palmridge.

Areas affected: Palmridge
ActiveAlbertonReported 1 day ago

A power outage is affecting Pholapark, Edenpark, Albertsdal, and Brakendowns Extension 5.

ActiveKempton ParkReported 2 days ago

A power interruption is affecting Brentwood Park AH, Pomona, Pomona Estates AH, Bredell, Bredell AH, Birchleigh North, Witfontein, Glen Erasmia, and Glen Marais.

ActiveGermiston- multiple cable faultsReported 22 hours ago

Power outage affecting Buhle Park, Phumula, Mapleton x 10, Leondale Gardens, Rondebult x 22 and 23, Roodekop industries, and Roodekop Ext 11, 21, 22, 25 & 31 due to multiple cable faults. Team is busy onsite.

ActiveGermistonReported 1 day ago

An update on the outage affecting Delville, Lambton, Parkhill gardens, and several streets. Repairs are in progress.

Recent Power Outages in Ekurhuleni

Outages reported in the past two weeks without a public restoration update. If you are in one of these areas and your power is back, assume the fault has been repaired. If power is still off, call the City of Ekurhuleni on 0860 543 000.

Benoni (4)

Boksburg (1)

3 days ago - cable fault

Brakpan (1)

4 days ago - cable fault

Tembisa (1)

Recently Restored Power Supply

Restored - Germiston: Phumula, Mapleton x 10, Leondale Gardens, Rondebult x 22 and 237 days ago

Recent City of Ekurhuleni updates (41)

Live chronological feed of every City of Ekurhuleni post across active, planned, and recently-restored outages. Sourced from @City_Ekurhuleni.

  1. New outage1h agoThu, 07 May, 07:21
    āš” Power Interruption Notice āš”šŸšØ Kempton Park Energy Depot is aware of a power interruption affecting Bonaero Park. šŸ› ļø Status: Officials have been dispatched to investigate.
    Areas: Bonaero Park
  2. New outage19h agoWed, 06 May, 13:19
    šŸšØāš” Power Interruption Notice āš”šŸšØ Kempton Park Depot is aware of a power interruption affecting Esselen Park X3. šŸ”Ž Cause: Unknown šŸ› ļø Status: Officials are actively investigating ā³ ERT will be communicated once the fault is identified.
    Areas: Esselen Park X3
  3. Update21h agoWed, 06 May, 10:53
    Germiston Power Update, affecting: Buhle Park, Phumula, Mapleton x 10, Leondale Gardens, Rondebult x 22 and 23 Roodekop industries Roodekop Ext 11, 21, 22, 25 & 31 Due to multiple cable faults. Team is busy onsite. No ERT can be provided at this point. Next update 15h30
    Areas: Buhle Park, Phumula, Mapleton x 10, Leondale Gardens, Rondebult x 22, Roodekop industries +1
  4. New outage1d agoTue, 05 May, 17:24
    Germiston DBU is aware of an area outage at Sefakabolea Substation Affected Area: Palmridge And surrounding areas Next update will be 6 May @ 11:00
    Areas: Palmridge
  5. New outage1d agoTue, 05 May, 17:19
    Alberton Energy Department is aware of power outage affecting: - Pholapark - Edenpark - Albertsdal plus extension - Brakendowns Extension 5 Due to the current weather conditions, our team is unable to investigate. No ERT time at this stage
    Areas: Pholapark, Edenpark, Albertsdal, Brakendowns Extension 5
  6. Update1d agoTue, 05 May, 12:55
    Germiston energy Update, affecting streets in Delville: Part of Delville Webber road Part of Lambton Catchet Avenue 9th avenue Part of Parkhill gardens Halimton road Percy street Collin wade road & Surroundings Repairs in progress and the Next update 18h00
    Areas: Delville, Webber road, Lambton, 9th avenue, Parkhill gardens, Halimton road +2
  7. New outage2d agoTue, 05 May, 05:32
    Kempton Park Energy Department is aware of a power interruption affecting: Brentwood Park AH Pomona & Pomona Estates AH Bredell & Bredell AH Birchleigh North Witfontein Glen Erasmia Glen Marais & Surroundings Officials have been dispatched. No ERT at this stage.
    Areas: Brentwood Park AH, Pomona, Pomona Estates AH, Bredell, Bredell AH, Birchleigh North +3
  8. New outage2d agoMon, 04 May, 12:04
    #Germiston #Energy department is aware of an outage affecting the following: Part of Delville, Webber rd,Lambton, Catchet Ave, 9th Ave, Part of Parkhill gardens, Halimton Rd, Percy Str, & Collin Wade Rd Repairs are in progress due to extensive Vandalism. Next update 18h00
    Areas: Delville, Webber rd, Lambton, 9th Ave, Parkhill gardens, Halimton Rd +2
  9. New outage2d agoMon, 04 May, 10:45
    #Boksburg #Energy is aware of the outage affecting Jansen Park and surrounding areas, due to a cable fault. Estimated restore time is 18:00.
    Areas: Jansen Park
  10. Update3d agoMon, 04 May, 07:46
    #Energy #Germiston - Update on outage affecting: Lambton Parkhill Gardens Hazeldene Hazel Park Parts of Lambton Gardens Parts of Mimosa Park Repairs commenced and projected to be completed by today. Next update : 4 May @ 14:00.
    Areas: Lambton, Parkhill Gardens, Hazeldene, Hazel Park, Lambton Gardens, Mimosa Park
  11. Update3d agoSun, 03 May, 16:09
    #Brakpan #Energy - update on the outage affecting Geluksdal and extensions and Langaville. The cable fault has been located and the team is busy exposing it. ERT is 23:00
    Areas: Geluksdal, Langaville
  12. Update3d agoSun, 03 May, 14:40
    #Brakpan #Energy - update on the outage affecting Geluksdal and extensions and Langaville. The cable fault has been located and the team is busy exposing it. ERT is 12 pm.
    Areas: Geluksdal, Langaville
  13. New outage3d agoSun, 03 May, 12:07
    #Brakpan #Energy department is aware of a power outage affecting Geluksdal and its extensions, Langaville Ext. 1 & 8. The team is on site busy locating a cable fault, unfortunately no ERT can be provided right now. The next update will be provided at 16:00
    Areas: Geluksdal, Langaville Ext. 1
  14. New outage3d agoSun, 03 May, 12:07
    #Germiston #Energy department is aware of the area outages at Russell Substation Affected areas: Lambton Parkhill Gardens Hazeldene Hazel Park Parts of Lambton Gardens Parts of Mimosa Park Status Team on effective emergency repairs ERT: 16:00.
    Areas: Lambton, Parkhill Gardens, Hazeldene, Hazel Park, Lambton Gardens, Mimosa Park
  15. New outage3d agoSun, 03 May, 09:28
    #Germiston #Energy department is aware of the outage at Nieman Substation. Affected Area: Phumula Rooderkop ext 23 Rooderkop ext 31 Leondale gardens Mapleton Rooderkop industrial area The Energy team is on site investigating the root cause. Next update will be at 20:00
    Areas: Phumula, Rooderkop ext 23, Rooderkop ext 31, Leondale gardens, Mapleton, Rooderkop industrial area
  16. Update4d agoSat, 02 May, 11:41
    #Germiston #Energy - Update on outage affecting: Sunnyridge substation Wessel rd Sunnyridge Gerdview Homestead Rustavia Tunney Woodmere Cable fault location in progress. Next update will be at 20.00
    Areas: Sunnyridge, Wessel rd, Gerdview, Homestead, Rustavia, Tunney +1
  17. New outage5d agoSat, 02 May, 06:52
    #KemptonPark #Energy department is aware of an outage affecting the following areas: Van riebeeck park Terenure Edleen Birch Acres Kempton Park West The team is busy investigating the cause interruption No ERT at moment Next update will be @ 10:00 Regards
    Areas: Van riebeeck park, Terenure, Edleen, Birch Acres, Kempton Park West
  18. Update5d agoFri, 01 May, 11:56
    #Energy #Germiston update: Palmridge x 5, 6 7 restored , except three minisubs in Namhlanje street and Guavuma street, Repairs uderway in Namhlanje substation Next update will at 20:00
    Areas: Palmridge x 5, Namhlanje street, Guavuma street
  19. New outage6d agoFri, 01 May, 06:49
    #Tembisa #Energy Department is aware of the power outage affecting Substation D. Areas affected: Maokeng, Tlamatlama, Tshepo, Kopanong, Tsenelong, Leboeng, Temong, Teanong ext 5, Somalia and parts of Winnie Mandela. Technicians are on site investigating Next update: 11:00
    Areas: Substation D, Maokeng, Tlamatlama, Tshepo, Kopanong, Tsenelong +5
  20. Restored6d agoThu, 30 Apr, 18:55
    GERMISTON UPDATE The following areas have been restored: Leondale Roodekop X31 Due to the reduced capacity caused by attempted, only a portion of the load could be restored. Further repairs are required in order to reach full capacity. Next Update: 01 May 2026 @ 10:00
    Areas: Leondale, Roodekop X31
  21. Update6d agoThu, 30 Apr, 17:01
    Germiston Power outage affecting the following areas: Palmridge x 5, Palmridge x 6 and Palmridge x 7 UPDATE Work is in progress ERT: 22h00
    Areas: Palmridge x 5, Palmridge x 6, Palmridge x 7
  22. Update6d agoThu, 30 Apr, 17:01
    *Site Update* Power has been restored except to the following areas: Phumula Leondale Rooderkop ext 31 Leondale gardens & Surroundings UPDATE: Final test on HT cables are being conducted. ERT:21:00
    Areas: Phumula, Leondale, Rooderkop ext 31, Leondale gardens
  23. Update6d agoThu, 30 Apr, 12:23
    Site Update Power has been restored except to the following areas: Phumula Leondale Rooderkop ext 31 Leondale gardens & Surroundings Next update 18h00
    Areas: Phumula, Leondale, Rooderkop ext 31, Leondale gardens
  24. New outage6d agoThu, 30 Apr, 09:42
    Germiston energy department is aware of an outage affecting the following areas: Palmridge x 5, Palmridge x 6 and Palmridge x 7 Fault locating team on site awaiting access. Next update 14h00
    Areas: Palmridge x 5, Palmridge x 6, Palmridge x 7
  25. Update6d agoThu, 30 Apr, 09:17
    Kempton Park Energy Depot provides the following update: šŸ˜ļø Norkem Park ā€“ Power has been restored šŸ˜ļø Rhodesfield ā€“ Still affected šŸ› ļø Status: Fault isolation is currently in progress for Rhodesfield ā³ ERT: Will be communicated once the fault has been located
    Areas: Norkem Park, Rhodesfield

Report a Power Outage in Ekurhuleni

Is your power off and it is not load shedding? Report it to the City of Ekurhuleni Call Centre so technicians can be dispatched. Have your street address and meter number ready.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Power Outages in Ekurhuleni

Is there a power outage in Ekurhuleni today?

Yes, there are currently 7 active power outages reported in Ekurhuleni. See the live updates above for affected areas and depot information.

How do I report a power outage in Germiston, Boksburg or Kempton Park?

Call the City of Ekurhuleni Call Centre on 0860 543 000 (24/7) or email call.centre@ekurhuleni.gov.za. Have your street address and meter number ready so technicians can locate the fault faster.

Why is the power off in my Ekurhuleni area?

Common causes in Ekurhuleni are cable theft or vandalism (especially in industrial and informal areas), tripped circuit breakers after storms, transformer faults, and load rotation when a feeder is overloaded. For specific faults, check the list of active and recent outages above.

How long do power outages last in Ekurhuleni?

Most unplanned power outages in Ekurhuleni are fixed within 4-8 hours. Minor faults like tripped circuits are often restored in 2-4 hours. Cable theft or transformer damage can take 12-48 hours. Planned maintenance usually lasts 6-10 hours during the day.

What is the difference between a power outage and load shedding in Ekurhuleni?

Load shedding follows a national rotating schedule set by Eskom and affects everyone on a rotation. A power outage is local and unplanned - a cable fault, transformer failure, vandalism, or tripped breaker that only affects a specific suburb. This page tracks unplanned outages and load rotations. For load shedding schedules, see our per-suburb schedule pages.

Are there any scheduled blackouts in Ekurhuleni?

No scheduled blackouts are announced for Ekurhuleni right now. We re-check the City of Ekurhuleni notification feed regularly - any planned outage will appear in the Scheduled Blackouts and Planned Maintenance section above. Scheduled blackouts are typically 6-10 hours during the day and announced 1-3 days in advance.

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