Craigavon, Maroeladal and Witkoppen power outage: Eskom gives no restoration time
Eskom reported electricity interruptions affecting customers in Craigavon, Maroeladal and Witkoppen in a notice published on 25 October 2026. The operator attributed the interruptions to cables damaged by Joburg Water contractors and said its teams had worked overnight on repairs. Eskom could not provide an estimated restoration time when it issued the notice.
Status of this incident
Power outage confirmed
Last known status: confirmed by the source · In its 25 October notice, Eskom reports interruptions in Craigavon, Maroeladal and Witkoppen and says its teams worked overnight on cable repairs; no estimated restoration time is given.
Source moment: 25 Oct 2026, 08:41 UTC (10:41 local time)
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Eskom names Craigavon, Maroeladal and Witkoppen as affected areas in its 25 October notice.
The operator attributes cable damage to Joburg Water contractors and says repair teams worked overnight.
There is no estimated restoration time in the notice; the affected-customer count is unknown.
The areas and timing in Eskom’s notice
The notice was published at 10:41:22 SAST on 25 October, equivalent to 08:41:22 UTC. That is the statement’s publication time. It does not establish the exact start of the interruption or how long each affected connection had been without electricity. Eskom’s account of overnight work gives repair context without supplying an outage-onset timestamp.
The notice names Craigavon, Maroeladal and Witkoppen as affected areas. No verified customer total or affected-street boundary is available. The notice therefore cannot establish that every address in those areas was disconnected, and the customer impact cannot be converted into a number of people affected.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Affected areas
- Craigavon, Maroeladal and Witkoppen; Fourways area
- Customer impact
- Supply interruptions reported; customer count unknown
- Restoration estimate
- Eskom could not provide an estimate in its 25 October notice
Cable repairs without a restoration estimate
Eskom says Joburg Water contractors damaged the cables and that its teams worked overnight on repairs. This is the electricity operator’s attribution. An independent response from the contractors or on-site verification has not been established in the checked record, so responsibility remains attributed to Eskom’s statement.
At the time of the notice, Eskom said it could not give an estimated restoration time. There is no verified recovery notice in the current record. An older Craigavon and Witkoppen cable-fault lead has not been conclusively linked to this interruption, so it does not establish a continuous outage or a recurrence. Other nearby outage records likewise do not establish a shared fault.
Planning while the outcome is uncertain
The runtime calculator helps compare essential-device demand with battery capacity. The internet backup planner and grid-down essentials guide provide preparation context. These resources cannot establish whether an individual connection has returned. A later verified operator update is needed to report restoration or a supported change in the repair outlook.