Rabie Ridge Extension 02 power outage: City Power investigates
City Power has reported a power outage affecting customers in Rabie Ridge Extension 02, in the Midrand area of Johannesburg. In its 19 October 2026 statement, the utility says operators have been dispatched to investigate the cause. The affected-customer count and estimated restoration time remain unknown.
Status of this incident
Power outage confirmed
Last known status: confirmed by the source · City Power reports a power outage in Rabie Ridge Extension 02 and dispatch of operators to investigate; cause and restoration time remain unknown.
Source moment: 19 Oct 2026, 06:30 UTC (08:30 local time)
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City Power identifies Rabie Ridge Extension 02 as the affected community.
Operators have been dispatched to investigate the cause, according to City Power.
The exact start time, customer total and restoration estimate are unknown.
What City Power has reported
The operator published its notice at 08:30 SAST on Monday, 19 October, equivalent to 06:30 UTC. This is the time of the statement, rather than an established start time for the interruption. The report confirms an outage affecting customers in Extension 02 but gives no complete address list or total number of connections.
The named community is the limit of the confirmed location information. The notice does not establish that every property in Extension 02 has lost supply, or that the interruption extends across Rabie Ridge, Midrand or Johannesburg. Any effect on public facilities also remains unverified.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Reported area
- Rabie Ridge Extension 02, Midrand, Johannesburg
- Affected customers
- Number and complete address list unknown
- Operator response
- Operators dispatched to investigate the cause, according to City Power
- Restoration estimate
- Unknown; no estimate in the checked statement
Investigation and restoration information
City Power says operators have been dispatched to investigate the cause. That response does not establish a diagnosed fault, completed repair or restoration deadline. The checked information provides no verified restoration report for this incident. The cause and recovery estimate therefore remain unknown while the investigation is reported.
The available evidence does not link this interruption to earlier notices concerning Rabie Ridge Extension 05 or Austin View near the Rabie Ridge switching station. Causes, repair progress and restoration information from those older events cannot be applied to Extension 02. This report relies on one directly checked operator statement; independent observations of local impact remain unverified.
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