Joburg power cuts this week: the areas off for up to 8 hours

City Power is switching off electricity in parts of Johannesburg from Monday 26 to Thursday 29 October 2026 for planned maintenance, with each cut lasting about eight hours. The work runs from 8am or 9am until 4pm or 5pm, depending on the area, according to City Power's weekly maintenance schedule and spokesperson Isaac Mangena, as reported by The Citizen.

Which Joburg areas are affected and when?

Monday 26 October, 9am to 5pm (Fontainebleau Switching Station, Randburg):

• President Ridge
• Ferndale
• Ferndale on Republic shopping centre

Tuesday 27 October, 9am to 5pm:

• Ethor Johnson Switching Station: Johnson and Johnson Medical Road and Randjespark
• Rosebank Substation: Ashford Road, Cradock Avenue, 4th Avenue, Bath Avenue and Bolton Road

Wednesday 28 October, 8am to 4pm (Lenasia area):

• Nancefield Substation: Slovo Park, Klipspruit West, Bushkoppies Estate and several Eldorado Park extensions
• Goldev Switching Station: Freedom Park, Siyaya, Galaxy Avenue, Neptune Road, Telescope Road and Process Road

Thursday 29 October:

• Westfield Substation, 9am to 5pm: Greenstone Hill and its extensions, Blackrock, Thornhill Valley, Founders Hill and the Greenstone shopping centres, among other areas
• Eikenhof Substation, 8am to 4pm: Kibler Park

Source: The Citizen, citing City Power

City Power's list for Thursday includes more streets than the suburbs named here, so check the full schedule City Power posted if you live near one of these substations.

Why is City Power cutting the power?

The utility says the work services ageing equipment, finds and replaces faulty parts and lowers the risk of unplanned breakdowns. It also prepares the network for higher demand, especially in winter, City Power said.

This is separate from Eskom load reduction, which still affects parts of Gauteng in areas Eskom supplies directly. Eskom said on 23 October that South Africa had gone 525 days without load-shedding.

Could the power come back early?

Yes. City Power says supply may be restored before the scheduled end time, so it warns residents to treat every electrical point as live for the whole period. It also asks customers to unplug appliances during the outage so a sudden return of power does not damage them.

What should you do before the cut?

• Charge phones, laptops and power banks the night before.
• Switch off and unplug appliances such as fridges, geysers, TVs and computers once the power goes.
• If the power is still off well after the scheduled end time, log a fault with City Power and keep the reference number.

City Power posts updates on its X account, @CityPowerJhb.