Far East Bank power restored, City Power reports
City Power reports that electricity supply has been fully restored to customers in Far East Bank supplied from Westfield Substation. Its 1 November 2026 notice attributes the interruption reported on 31 October to a cable fault. This is the operator’s restoration report; individual addresses have not been independently checked. The exact outage onset, restoration switching time and affected-customer total remain unknown.
Status of this incident
Current status unconfirmed
Last known status: restored, according to the source · City Power reports full electricity supply restored to Far East Bank customers from Westfield Substation after the cable-fault outage reported on 31 October.
Source moment: 01 Nov 2026, 09:11 UTC (11:11 local time)
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City Power reports full supply restored to Far East Bank customers supplied from Westfield Substation.
The operator links this restoration to a cable-fault outage reported on 31 October 2026.
The customer total and exact restoration time are unknown; earlier Alexandra notices are not treated as the same incident.
What the restoration notice establishes
City Power published the restoration notice at 11:11:16 SAST on 1 November, equivalent to 09:11:16 UTC. It reports full electricity supply restored to the affected Far East Bank customers supplied from Westfield Substation. That timestamp records the publication of the utility’s statement. It does not establish the precise moment when switching was completed or the first customers regained electricity.
The utility identifies a cable fault as the cause of the outage reported on 31 October. The available statement does not give a customer count, a complete affected-address list or a detailed repair sequence. Its full-restoration report concerns the customers described in this notice; it should not be extended to all of Johannesburg or to every separate interruption carrying a nearby place name.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Area and supply point
- Far East Bank; Westfield Substation, Johannesburg
- Affected customer total
- Unknown
- Exact restoration time
- Unknown; operator notice published 1 November 2026 at 11:11:16 SAST
- Operator-reported status
- Full electricity supply restored, according to City Power
Earlier Far East Bank reports require separate evidence
The relationship between this Westfield Substation notice and the 25 October Alexandra Riverpark Extension 9 and Far East Bank notice reporting 95% restoration remains unresolved. The new restoration statement is not used to close that earlier record. A repeated area name alone cannot establish a shared technical fault, continuous outage duration or one repair operation across different dates.
There is one operator source for the latest restoration report and no independent address-level survey. The precise outage onset and restoration switching time remain unknown, so no duration is calculated from the dates in the notice. The 31 October date is the date on which City Power says the interruption was reported, rather than a verified start time for every affected customer.
Preparing essential backup needs
The runtime calculator can help estimate essential-device battery needs. The internet backup planner covers connectivity preparation, while the grid-down essentials guide supports household planning. These resources do not verify electricity supply at an address.