Lombardy East and Rembrandt Park power outage: up to 90% restored
City Power reports power restored up to 90% to customers in Lombardy East and Rembrandt Park, Johannesburg. The operator says the fault has been isolated, but work will continue on 25 October after unexpected challenges. It attributes the outage reported on 21 October 2026 to a vandalised chamber. Full-restoration timing remains unknown.
Status of this incident
Current status unconfirmed
Last known status: partly restored · City Power reports up to 90% restored in Lombardy East and Rembrandt Park; fault isolated, work continues on 25 October and full-restoration timing is unknown.
Source moment: 24 Oct 2026, 19:32 UTC (21:32 local time)
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City Power reports power restored up to 90% to customers in Lombardy East and Rembrandt Park.
The fault is isolated; City Power says work will continue on 25 October after unexpected challenges.
The affected-customer total, exact switching times and full-restoration deadline remain unknown.
City Power reports up to 90% restoration
The latest operator statement was published at 21:32:01 SAST on 24 October, equivalent to 19:32:01 UTC. It reports power restored up to 90% to customers in the two named areas. This is City Power’s progress statement, without an independently verified customer count or address-level supply check.
The update advances the earlier operator-reported figure of 86% of affected customers restored. Neither percentage establishes the number of connections involved. The publication time identifies the statement, rather than the exact moment individual supplies returned. Those switching times have not been established.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Named affected areas
- Lombardy East and Rembrandt Park, Johannesburg; complete boundary unknown
- Affected-customer total
- Not published
- Restoration progress
- City Power: up to 90% restored; work continues on 25 October; full-restoration timing unknown
Further work planned for 25 October
City Power says the fault has been isolated and work will continue on 25 October after unexpected challenges. That is a work plan, rather than a promise that all remaining customers will be restored by a particular hour. Full restoration has not been confirmed, and no supported completion deadline is available.
The operator attributes the outage reported on 21 October to a vandalised chamber. This remains its account of the cause; no independent investigation is available. The reported date does not establish the precise start or duration of electricity loss at each address. The total affected-customer count and complete boundary remain unknown.
Planning while some connections remain affected
For essential-device planning, the runtime calculator can help compare energy needs. The internet backup guide and grid-down essentials guide provide preparation context. These resources cannot verify supply at an individual address or predict completion of network work.
Earlier City Power statements described trenching and completion of a final cable joint before testing and conditional restoration. Those stages remain historical context. The latest supported position is partial restoration at the operator-reported level of up to 90%, with further work planned and full-restoration timing unknown.