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The cause of a fire at Eldorado Park electricity substation on 15 April 2022 is being investigated. Picture: @CityPowerJhb/Twitter

City power johannesburg

Joburg City Power hopes to restore power soon after receiving 3,000 calls

By Masechaba Sefularo

City Power says it hopes to restore electricity to most affected areas, including Hursthill, Randburg and Wilgeheuwel after receiving more than 3,000 outage...

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    Outage leaves some Gauteng residents in the dark

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  • FILE: Cables used to restore power in Johannesburg's CBD. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    City Power: Aeroton, Nasrec, Booysens Reserve power cuts caused by cable theft

    City Power says the latest incidents of cable theft in Johannesburg have led to power cuts in the Booysens Reserve, Aeroton and Nasrec showgrounds.

    1627 days ago
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    [UPDATE] Over a dozen areas in JHB plunged into darkness

    City Power says a technical team is on route to deal with the matter urgently at its Prospect Substation.

    1628 days ago
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    City Power ‘experiencing power outage’ in Alexandra

    City Power says its experiencing power outage in Alexandra due to attempted cable theft that has caused power failure.

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    City Power working to restore electricity in GP northern suburbs

    Many residents are without electricity this evening in the northern parts of Johannesburg after the delta substation lost power due to lightning.

    1727 days ago
  • FILE: Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba delivers his first State of the City Address. Picture: Twitter/@HermanMashaba.

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    Official contracted to City Power arrested for trying to bribe Midrand resident

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  • FILE: The city of Johannesburg. Picture: Facebook.com

    City Power aims to restore Joburg CBD power by Tuesday night

    Residents and businesses affected by cable theft in the Johannesburg CBD will have to endure at least another day without electricity.

    1753 days ago
  • Johannesburg. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    City Power manages to restore electricity in some parts of Joburg City Centre

    The power utility says it started restoring electricity supply on Saturday and will continue to work throughout the weekend until power is fully restored.

    1756 days ago
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    City Powers hopes to restore power to affected JHB CBD parts in 48hrs

    Large parts of the city centre have been without power since last weekend when copper thieves gained access to an underground tunnel, burning cables and cutting meters of metal.

    1757 days ago
  • The power utility says restoration of power in the Johannesburg CBD will start on Saturday. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN.

    [WATCH] City Power: Cable repair & restoration underway

    The power utility says restoration of power in the JHB CBD will start on Saturday. The repairs included installing new cables, with one drum of cable weighing 5 tons and the length of about 20km.

    1757 days ago
  • Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    City Power warns of delays in power restoration

    Business in the city have complained about how they can't afford to have an extended blackout as the outage has cost them millions of rands in income.

    1757 days ago
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    Joburg CBD businesses losing millions as result of power cuts

    City Power says it will only be able to restore electricity by Saturday, a week after it was cut off.

    1758 days ago
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    1764 days ago
  • The two alleged the engineering employees appeared in the Johannesburg Commercial Crimes Court. Picture: SAPS.

    2 City Power contractors get bail in R14m fraud case

    It’s alleged the engineering employees submitted a fake bank guarantee to the council which totalled just over R14 million.

    1766 days ago
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