Johannesburg power outages today (13 November 2026): affected areas, causes and when power returns

Update (12:00 SAST, 13 November 2026): City Power says Parkhurst Substation is up to 65% restored, with Emmarentia, Greenside, Parkview and Parkwood affected (City Power, 11:34). Beyers Substation is still at 60%, affecting Northcliff and Fairlands, while a test team locates a faulty cable and four load centres remain off (City Power, 11:50).

Update (10:55 SAST, 13 November 2026): Power to the Mayfair area tripped again in the early hours of today, shortly after it had been restored overnight. City Power says supply from Hursthill Substation tripped because the network became overloaded (City Power customer alert, 13 November 2026).

Before the trip, City Power had restored power to these customers:

Teams are on site to clear the overload, check for any other cause and stabilise the network. City Power says supply will then be restored gradually during the day and into the weekend. It has not given exact times. Spokesperson Isaac Mangena said: "Unfortunately, shortly after supply was restored, the network became overloaded and tripped again."

City Power asks affected customers to unplug geysers, stoves and other high-power appliances until supply is stable. Updates are on the Hursthill SDC WhatsApp channel.

Elsewhere, a test team is on site locating the double faults in Founders View and Sebenza (City Power, 10:33), operators are on the way to a new outage in Austin View, Midrand (City Power, 10:27), and power is fully back in Matholesville, Roodepoort (City Power, 10:34).

City Power says some customers hit by the Mayfair Substation damage could get power back as early as Sunday, but the last group may only be reconnected by next weekend (SABC News, 12 November 2026). New faults overnight and this morning also hit parts of Midrand, Soweto's south, Turffontein and Randburg.

Which Johannesburg areas have no power today?

City Power's Randburg service centre says it had no reported medium voltage outages this morning apart from the individual faults it is investigating (City Power, 07:26).

When will power return in Mayfair and Auckland Park?

City Power says 98% of the repairs for the first phase of restoration were done by Thursday evening. Netcare Garden City Hospital, the SABC and Sentech were expected to be restored gradually first. Spokesperson Isaac Mangena said: "City Power anticipates that some of the remaining affected customers could be restored as early as Sunday, while the last group may only be reconnected by next weekend." He added that these are estimates that depend on repairs and safety tests (SABC News).

City Power has not posted a new Mayfair update on X yet this morning. We will update this page when it does.

For yesterday's areas and updates, see Johannesburg power outages on 12 November 2026.

Is this load shedding?

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

How do I report a power outage in Johannesburg?

Escalation number and Midrand channel from City Power's 08:15 update. City Power asks customers to treat all lines as live during an outage. Switching off appliances until power is back can help protect them from surges.