Tshwane power outages today (10 November 2026): affected areas, causes and when power returns

Update (09:00 SAST, 11 November 2026): The City of Tshwane has not posted a new update on the Pretoria East and Moot outages since this statement. A separate 132kV transformer trip has cut power in Bronkhorstspruit and Zithobeni this morning (City of Tshwane). Follow today's updates in our 11 November Tshwane power article. This page will no longer be updated.

Large parts of Pretoria East and the Moot are still without electricity on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, and the City of Tshwane says restoration times are still to be confirmed (City of Tshwane statement, 10 November).

The city's Princess Park depot is dealing with a high number of outages. It had resolved 16 of 88 local outages affecting groups of customers, with 72 still outstanding, and had closed 100 of 999 individual outage reports, leaving 899 open (City of Tshwane statement). That is up from 62 outstanding outages and 500 open reports in the city's previous update, covered in our 9 November Tshwane power article.

Which Tshwane areas have no power today?

The city has not listed every street, so if you are in or near these suburbs and have no power, log a fault so it is counted.

Why is the power off in Pretoria?

The city says ten teams are repairing damaged overhead power lines, clearing fallen trees from the lines and replacing stolen lines, while three more teams are repairing cable faults and doing switching on the network (City of Tshwane statement). Separately, it says there is a high number of overhead electricity theft incidents in the Moot and Pretoria East, including illegal switching of medium voltage switchgear (City of Tshwane).

The outages follow a severe storm on Sunday, according to city spokesperson Lindela Mashigo, quoted by The Citizen.

When will power be back?

The city has not given restoration times for any of these areas. We will update this page if it does.

Is there planned maintenance coming up?

Yes, in Refilwe. Eskom has told the city about a planned shutdown in Refilwe Township on Tuesday, 24 November 2026, from 08:00 to 17:00, for maintenance on an 11kV transformer at Zonderwater Substation in Cullinan (City of Tshwane media alert).

Is this load shedding?

No. These are faults, theft and storm damage on the city's own network, not load shedding. You can check the national status on Eskom's load shedding page.

How do I report a power outage in Tshwane?

The contact details are the ones the city gives in its 10 November media alert. Keep your reference number, treat all network points as live, and keep appliances unplugged until power is safely back.