{"id":24392,"date":"2025-08-21T15:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/?p=24392"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:59:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:59:36","slug":"city-power-scheduled-outages-25-29-08-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/city-power-scheduled-outages-25-29-08-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"City Power Schedules 8-Hour Electricity Cuts Across Joburg \u2013 Full List of Affected Areas from 25 to 29 August 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Johannesburg residents should prepare for scheduled electricity outages as City Power conducts essential maintenance to improve the city&#8217;s power network. These planned power cuts will last up to eight hours in various parts of the city between <strong>Monday, 25 August 2025 and Friday, 29 August 2025<\/strong>. The maintenance aims to enhance service reliability and prevent unexpected blackouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELEVANT ARTICLE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/power-outages-johannesburg-18-23-08-2025\/\">These Johannesburg Areas Will Experience 8-Hour Electricity Outages Between 18-23 August 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-why-are-the-power-cuts-happening\" data-level=\"2\">Why Are the Power Cuts Happening?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-schedule-and-areas-affected\" data-level=\"2\">Schedule and Areas Affected<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-monday-25-august-2025-power-outage-schedule\" data-level=\"2\">Monday, 25 August 2025 Power Outage Schedule<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-tuesday-26-august-2025-power-outage-schedule\" data-level=\"2\">Tuesday, 26 August 2025 Power Outage Schedule<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-wednesday-27-august-2025-power-outage-schedule\" data-level=\"2\">Wednesday, 27 August 2025 Power Outage Schedule<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-thursday-28-august-2025-power-outage-schedule\" data-level=\"2\">Thursday, 28 August 2025 Power Outage Schedule<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-friday-29-august-2025-power-outage-schedule\" data-level=\"2\">Friday, 29 August 2025 Power Outage Schedule<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-how-to-prepare\" data-level=\"2\">How to Prepare<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-what-city-power-says\" data-level=\"2\">What City Power Says<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-contact-and-reporting\" data-level=\"2\">Contact and Reporting<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-stay-prepared\" data-level=\"2\">Stay Prepared<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-are-the-power-cuts-happening\">Why Are the Power Cuts Happening?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>City Power explained that these interruptions are due to routine upkeep on substations, cables, and switching stations. Maintaining electrical infrastructure is vital for a stable and safe power supply. While inconvenient, these outages help reduce future unplanned breakdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gaute-670494796\" class=\"gaute-inbetween-content gaute-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"gaute-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1852772760112594\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1852772760112594\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1819787043\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-schedule-and-areas-affected\">Schedule and Areas Affected<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The main City Power outages <a href=\"https:\/\/api.citypower.co.za\/ftp-service\/download-pdf\/%7Bfilepath%7D?filepath=Customer_Services%2FOutages%2FPlannedMaintenance%20Alexandra%20sub%2029%20August%202025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">next week<\/a> include inner-city and suburban areas across multiple regions. Here is the detailed schedule for the eight-hour power cuts from&nbsp;<strong>Monday, 25 August to Friday, 29 August 2025<\/strong>, separated by day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-monday-25-august-2025-power-outage-schedule\">Monday, 25 August 2025 Power Outage Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Area affected<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Substation<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Region<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Outage Date<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Times<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Johannesburg North; Noordhang; Jukskei Park<\/td><td>Olivedale Substation<\/td><td>REGION B<\/td><td>Aug 25, 2025<\/td><td>09h00 until 17h00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gaute-1615957628\" class=\"gaute-inbetween-content gaute-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"gaute-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1852772760112594\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1852772760112594\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1819787043\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tuesday-26-august-2025-power-outage-schedule\">Tuesday, 26 August 2025 Power Outage Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Area affected<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Substation<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Region<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Outage Date<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Times<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Richards Drv; <br>Part of Suttie Rd<\/td><td>Halfway house switching Substation<\/td><td>REGION A<\/td><td>Aug 26, 2025<\/td><td>09h00 until 17h00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Part of Richards Drive; Part of James Crescent; Part of Suttie Road<\/td><td>James Crescent Switching Station and Grand Central Substation<\/td><td>REGION A<\/td><td>Aug 26, 2025<\/td><td>09h00 until 17h00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Msc Great Martindale;<br>Mvc 180; <br>1st str ,2nd ave,<br>Rieviera rd.<\/td><td>Cydna Substation<\/td><td>REGION F<\/td><td>Aug 26, 2025<\/td><td>08h00 until 16h00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wednesday-27-august-2025-power-outage-schedule\">Wednesday, 27 August 2025 Power Outage Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Area affected<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Substation<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Region<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Outage Date<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Times<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Poodle place;<br>Terrier place;<br>Dane Avenue;<br>Keeshond;<br>Dalamatia<\/td><td>Rabie Ridge Switching station<\/td><td>REGION A<\/td><td>Aug 27, 2025<\/td><td>09h00 until 17h00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gaute-3423488630\" class=\"gaute-inbetween-content gaute-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"gaute-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1852772760112594\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1852772760112594\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1819787043\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-thursday-28-august-2025-power-outage-schedule\">Thursday, 28 August 2025 Power Outage Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Area affected<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Substation<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Region<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Outage Date<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Times<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>From 1st to 6th Avenue Roosevelt and Landon<\/td><td>Alexandra Substation<\/td><td>REGION E<\/td><td>Aug 28, 2025<\/td><td>09h00 until 17h00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-friday-29-august-2025-power-outage-schedule\">Friday, 29 August 2025 Power Outage Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Area affected<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Substation<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Region<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Outage Date<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Times<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>From 20th to 12th Avenue between Hoffmeyer and Roosevelt<\/td><td>Alexandra Substation<\/td><td>REGION E<\/td><td>Aug 29, 2025<\/td><td>09h00 until 17h00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gaute-1335906113\" class=\"gaute-inbetween-content gaute-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"gaute-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1852772760112594\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1852772760112594\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1819787043\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-prepare\">How to Prepare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>City Power urges residents and businesses in affected areas to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Charge essential devices before the outage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unplug sensitive electrical equipment to prevent surges when power returns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid using elevators during outage hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have alternative lighting sources ready<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exercise caution, as power may be restored unexpectedly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-city-power-says\">What City Power Says<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>City Power apologises for any inconvenience these necessary interruptions may cause and stresses that maintenance work is essential for long-term power reliability. The utility reminds customers to treat all electrical connections as live during outages as power can be restored at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gaute-985537340\" class=\"gaute-inbetween-content gaute-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"gaute-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1852772760112594\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1852772760112594\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1819787043\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contact-and-reporting\">Contact and Reporting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents experiencing unexpected outages outside schedules can report issues by calling City Power\u2019s emergency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citypower.co.za\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">numbers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHECK OUT: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/load-reduction-schedule-gauteng-19-25-08-2025\/\">Gauteng Areas Affected by Load Reduction \u2013 Full Schedule for the Week, 19-25\/08\/2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-stay-prepared\">Stay Prepared<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As City Power carries out these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.co.za\/news\/south-africa\/eight-hour-power-outages-johannesburg-areas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">essential<\/a> maintenance activities, residents and businesses across Johannesburg are encouraged to plan ahead and stay informed. While power interruptions may cause temporary inconvenience, they are crucial for ensuring a safer and more reliable electricity supply in the future. Staying prepared and following safety guidelines will help minimise the impact during the scheduled outages. City Power thanks the community for their patience and cooperation as it works to enhance the city\u2019s power infrastructure for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>City Power Johannesburg schedules 8-hour power outages across key areas from 18 to 27 August 2025 for maintenance. Check the full list of affected suburbs and preparation tips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":24399,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"City Power Johannesburg schedules 8-hour power outages across key areas from 18 to 27 August 2025 for maintenance. 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