Johannesburg power outages today (11 November 2026): affected areas, causes and when power returns

Update (08:40 SAST, 12 November 2026): This page is no longer being updated. City Power says Mayfair Substation repairs were delayed overnight and supply is now expected to return gradually from 12 November. For today's outages, see Johannesburg power outages on 12 November 2026.

Update (19:55 SAST, 11 November 2026): City Power says full supply has been restored in parts of Braamfontein and Parktown West fed by Braamfontein Substation. Anyone there still without power can report an individual fault to City Power (City Power, 19:20). A new outage from the Kensington South distributor at Cleveland Substation is affecting customers in Malvern and Kensington, and operators are investigating (City Power, 19:04). City Power has not posted a newer update on Berea and Hillbrow or Mayfair since earlier today.

Update (16:25 SAST, 11 November 2026): City Power warns that the power system is constrained and asks customers to cut their electricity use to prevent overload. Operators have partially restored power in Braamfontein and Parktown West, and are still working on the remaining customers, with no time yet for full restoration. Berea and Hillbrow (Fort Substation) are still off while the team investigates. Operators are also heading to Gresswold Substation after an outage hit Sydenham, Linksfield and Sandringham (City Power inner city update, 16:15).

Update (12:55 SAST, 11 November 2026): City Power says customers in Berea and Hillbrow have had no power since the early hours of today, after a disruption on the Soper and Edith Carvell distributors at Fort Substation. Operators will go to the substation once they finish their work at Braamfontein Substation, and no restoration time has been given (City Power, 12:41). Power is now fully back in Alexandra on 1st to 10th Avenue between Selborne Road and Roosevelt Street, after a cable fault. Anyone there still without power can log a call on citypower.mobi or phone 011 490 7484 (City Power, 12:45).

Update (12:20 SAST, 11 November 2026): City Power says 70% of the repair work at Mayfair Substation is done. Critical repair material is now on site and preliminary testing is complete, which brings it closer to starting the first phase of restoration by this evening (City Power, 12:06). It has not said which areas will be switched on first.

Update (11:55 SAST, 11 November 2026): City Power says Braamfontein and Parktown West are still without power after the Braamfontein Substation outage reported on 10 November. Operators are on site looking for the cause, and no restoration time has been given (City Power, 11:35). Power is fully back in Winchester Hills and West Turffontein after a faulty cable at Robertsham Substation (City Power, 11:49). In Alexandra, supply is 86% restored, but 1st to 10th Avenue between Selborne Road and Roosevelt Street is still off after a trip during restoration (City Power, 10:34).

Update (10:25 SAST, 11 November 2026): City Power says customers in Winchester Hills and West Turffontein now have no power, and operators will be sent to find the cause (City Power, 10:13). About 50% of Randjespark is back. The rest is off because of a cable fault on 15th Road, 16th Road and Olifantsfontein Road, and a test team has been called in to find it (City Power, 10:01). Power is fully back on 8th to 12th Avenue in Alexandra between Hofmeyer Street and Selborne Street, after a cable fault that began on 8 November (City Power, 09:38). The planned outage at Cydna Substation on 12 November has been postponed, and a new date will follow (City Power, 09:11).

Several Johannesburg suburbs start Wednesday, 11 November 2026, without electricity. City Power says a trip at Northriding Substation has cut power to Northwold, Boskruin, Bromhof and Sundowner, repairs at Turffontein Switching Station resume this morning after being suspended overnight, and part of Alexandra is off again (City Power, 08:03; City Power, 00:28; City Power, 01:23).

City Power has not given a restoration time for any of these outages yet.

Which Johannesburg areas have no power today?

City Power's Randburg service centre had 498 open calls this morning, 225 of them older than 24 hours (City Power, 07:30), and its Hursthill service centre had 1,384 calls (City Power, 07:38).

Is power back in Mayfair?

City Power has not confirmed it. Its last update on Mayfair Substation, at 13:17 on 10 November, said teams had started assessing the damage from Monday's secondary explosion and were working on repair plans and alternative supply routes (City Power). That outage affected Mayfair, Crown, Vrededorp, Brixton, Crosby, Pageview, Homestead Park, Amalgam, the SABC in Auckland Park and Garden City Hospital (SABC News). We will update this page when City Power gives a new status.

Where was power restored overnight?

At Alexandra Substation, the contractor finished repairs on the outage that began on 9 November (1st to 15th Avenue, River Park, Extensions 7 to 10, Lombardy East, Rembrandt Park, Tsutsumani, East Bank, West Bank and Far East Bank), and testing was under way before restoring power, with no restoration time given (City Power, 00:05).

Is this load shedding?

No. These are faults, theft damage and equipment failures on City Power's own network, not load shedding.

How do I report a power outage in Johannesburg?

These numbers are the ones City Power gives in its outage notices (City Power). City Power also asks customers to switch off non-essential appliances to avoid inrush current when power comes back (City Power).

For yesterday's outages, see our 10 November Johannesburg power article.