Rain pauses repairs after Ennerdale cable fault
City Power said rain paused cable repairs for an outage affecting customers in Ennerdale Extension 6 and Mid-Ennerdale in Johannesburg. The operator said on 8 November that crews had located the fault at Ennerdale Substation and that three load centres would remain off. It planned to resume repairs on 9 November.
Status of this incident
Power outage confirmed
Last known status: confirmed by the source · City Power said rain paused repairs and planned to resume work on 9 November.
Source moment: 08 Nov 2026, 19:07 UTC (21:07 local time)
In 20 seconds
City Power attributed the outage to a faulty cable at Ennerdale Substation.
The operator said rain paused repairs and three load centres would remain off.
City Power planned to resume repairs on 9 November. It gave no restoration estimate.
Where City Power reported the outage
City Power named Ennerdale Extension 6 and Mid-Ennerdale as the affected areas and dated the outage report to 7 November. The utility identified a cable fault at Ennerdale Substation. Its notice did not specify when customers first lost power or identify the streets affected within either area.
In its update at 21:07 SAST on 8 November, City Power said crews had located the fault. Rain had paused repairs, and the utility said three load centres would remain off. It did not give the number of affected customers or say how the interruption was distributed between the two areas.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Areas City Power named
- Ennerdale Extension 6 and Mid-Ennerdale
- Cause reported by City Power
- Faulty cable at Ennerdale Substation
- Latest update from City Power
- Rain paused repairs. City Power planned to resume work on 9 November.
Repairs planned for 9 November
The date in the update is the date City Power planned to resume work. The utility gave no time for restoring supply and the notice leaves open when repairs actually resumed. The three load centres describe the equipment that City Power expected to remain off while work was paused.
Residents in either area can check City Power’s next notice for progress on the cable repairs and for any estimate for the return of supply. The update provides no confirmation for individual addresses.
Preparing for another interruption
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