Gauteng households and businesses will once again need to adjust their routines this week as load reduction continues across several communities in the province. While many residents have become used to scheduled electricity cuts, the impact remains deeply felt. Outages influence school morning routines, disrupt remote and shift work, reduce operating hours for small businesses, and can heighten safety risks in the evenings.
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South Africa’s electricity crisis has entered a new phase. Eskom revealed that most of the country’s load reduction cases are concentrated in only four provinces, and Gauteng tops the list.
The power utility’s latest briefing to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy exposed how infrastructure failures, theft, and overloading are placing the national grid under serious strain. These problems have turned localised blackouts into an everyday occurrence for many South Africans.
Gauteng residents should prepare for another week of load reduction as Eskom continues its targeted power-management plan to protect transformers from overloading. The schedule runs from Monday, 3 November to Monday, 10 November 2025, and affects several communities across Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, and the West Rand.
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City Power has launched a citywide maintenance drive to strengthen Johannesburg’s electricity network and prevent future blackouts. The planned power outage, which started on Tuesday, 21 October, will run until Sunday, 26 October. Each affected area will experience power cuts lasting up to eight hours as crews upgrade aging substations and replace failing equipment. Thousands of households and businesses are expected to be affected.
Eskom has confirmed that several areas across Gauteng will face planned load reduction this week as part of efforts to…
Johannesburgers are bracing for another round of scheduled power cuts as City Power continues essential maintenance on its electricity network.…
Johannesburg residents are gearing up for a week of planned power interruptions as City Power begins its scheduled maintenance of an eight-hour power outage across several regions. The utility says the work, taking place from 7 to 12 October 2025, forms part of its ongoing programme to stabilise and modernise the city’s overworked electricity grid.
Gauteng’s electricity grid is under renewed strain this week as Eskom resumes its planned load reduction programme across several parts of the province. The power utility confirmed that residents and businesses across Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, Tshwane, and surrounding regions will face scheduled power cuts during morning and evening peak hours.
Johannesburg residents are gearing up for an 8-hour power outage this Sunday, 5 October 2025, as City Power carries out essential maintenance on two key substations. The outage, which will affect various parts of the inner city, will take place from 8 am to 4 pm. The utility stresses that this planned interruption is vital to prevent even worse unplanned power cuts in the future.