City Power announces 8-hour power shutdown in Johannesburg
City Power Johannesburg announced that the power shutdown is necessary to do maintenance work on their network.
City Power said, 'The interruption is necessary to do maintenance work on our network, which is part of our programme of constantly striving to provide a better service.'
The power shutdown will occur at different substations at different times. At Harry Galaun Switching Station, the power shutdown will occur on Tuesday, 8 July 2025, from 9:00 to 17:00 in these areas: Elias Road
Part of Langeveld
Part of Berger Street
At Harry Galaun Switching Station, scheduled for Thursday, 10 July 2025. The power shutdown will occur from 9:00 to 17:00 in these areas: Pretoria Street
Barbara Road
At Soweto Substation, from 8:00 to 16:00, these are the areas that will be affected: Doomkop
Doomkop Police
Doomkop Military
SANTA
BP Garage
In Westfield Substation, on Sunday, 13 July 2025, the interruption will occur from 9:00 to 17:00 in these areas:
A power cable was stolen in Marshalltown on Monday, 7 July 2025, resulting in a power shutdown in some areas of the town.
The areas affected are Marshall West, Anderson West, Main Street, Albert Street, Market Street, Fox Street and surrounding areas.
City Power CEO Tshifularo Mashava allegedly believes that the theft was orchestrated.
'The sporadic targeting of our underground tunnel is not just theft; it is coordinated sabotage. These attacks are designed to collapse Johannesburg's energy backbone. We are facing an orchestrated attempt to reverse years of service delivery progress,' said Mashava.
City Power urged the public to report any suspicious activity around electricity poles, meters or underground cables to contact 0800 002 587.
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