City Power maintenance: These areas will be without electricity this week

Front view close up of man’s hand lighting a candle in the dark. Image: iStock Johannesburg residents across five regions will experience planned electricity interruptions this week as City Power conducts essential maintenance work on its network infrastructure. The outages, affecting areas from Northriding to Ennerdale, form part of the utility’s ongoing programme to enhance service delivery.

The earliest disruption will occur on Tuesday, 17 February, when Northriding Substation undergoes maintenance. Power is scheduled to be cut from 9am until 5pm, according to a notice issued by Randburg Service Delivery Centre. Rosebank Substation will be the focus of maintenance activity on Wednesday, 18 February.

The Hursthill SDC will be under maintenance, and the following areas will be impacted: Thursday, 19 February will see two separate maintenance operations. Ferndale residents will experience an outage from 9am to 5pm as City Power services the Harley Street Substation under the Randburg SDC. Simultaneously, Carina Switching Station in Lenasia will undergo work affecting Ennerdale Extensions 1 and 2 from 8am until 4pm.