At least 26 suburbs in Johannesburg will experience a 6-8-hour power outage. City Power Johannesburg stated that the reason for the planned power outage is to work on their electricity network.
CUSTOMERS URGED TO TREAT THEIR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY POINTS AS LIVE
Customers are urged to ensure that all electrical switches and points are energised, as the electricity supply may be restored at any time.
“As the supply may be restored at any time, customers are urged to always treat their electricity supply points as live,” the statement read.
City Power Johannesburg apologised for any inconvenience caused by the outage.
AFFECTED AREAS
MONDAY, 3 February 2025. The power outage will occur for eight hours from 8:00 to 16:00 at Alexandra Substation in these areas:
- Far East Bank
- Far East Bank Ext.1, 2, 6, 7
- Lombardy East
- Lombardy West
- Marlboro
- Wynberg
- Kew
- Bramley View Ext. 6
SATURDAY, 8 February 2025. The power outage will occur for six hours from 8:00 to 14:00 at Rosebank Substation and will affect these areas:
- Bath ave
- Bompass/federation via RMU 00194
- Chester road
- Christopherson
- Cradock Ave
- Dunkeld via RM1
- Dunkeld we
- Dunkeld/Hyde Park standby
- Fricker
- Holiday in No.1
- Hyde Park Ext. 5
- Hyde Park North
- Keyes Ave
- Oxford Rd
- Ripple control
- Rosebank mall 1 and 2
- Saxonwold
- Sturdee
If you want to clarify any information, you can contact City Power’s toll-free number at 0800 202 925 or contact their call centre on 011 490 7484 if you can’t reach them on their toll-free number.
HOW TO PREPARE FOR A POWER OUTAGE
We all know that experiencing a power outage is stressful, as electricity is used daily. Businesses and companies suffer, as most don’t operate during a power interruption.
However, there are ways to prevent such issues. Here’s a list of things you can do to prepare for a power outage:
- Do not throw away your empty bottles. If you are drinking from a plastic bottle, do not throw it away. Instead, fill the bottle with water, store it in your freezer and let it freeze. Once frozen, it can maintain a cold temperature, which will help keep your refrigerated food cool when there’s no power.
- According to Eskom, one way to prepare for a power outage is to keep boiled water in a flask. A flask is a container that can keep your liquid warm if you need to have your tea or coffee during a power outage.
- Cook at least two hours before the power outage. This will also depend on the type of food you are preparing; some foods require long hours to prepare.
- Have a gas stove that you can use to cook or boil water.
- Have a torch that you can use for lighting.
Do you know of any other hacks that can be used to prepare for a power outage?
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