Sophiatown and Westdene power restored after cable repairs
City Power says repairs on the faulty cable at Hursthill Substation’s Triomf distributor are complete and power supply has been restored. Its latest notice on 30 October 2026 names Sophiatown and Westdene. The announcement follows an earlier missed restoration estimate and final cable jointing. Specific restoration in Martinadale, named in the original outage notice, remains unverified.
Status of this incident
Current status unconfirmed
Last known status: restored, according to the source · City Power reports completed cable repairs and restored supply in the Sophiatown and Westdene footprint; Martinadale’s specific restoration remains unverified.
Source moment: 30 Oct 2026, 20:12 UTC (22:12 local time)
In 20 seconds
City Power reports completed cable repairs and restored supply for the Sophiatown and Westdene footprint named in its latest notice.
The restoration announcement was published at 22:12:43 SAST on 30 October; the exact switching time is unknown.
Martinadale’s specific restoration status and individual address outcomes remain unverified; no customer total is available.
City Power reports cable repairs complete
The latest operator notice was published at 22:12:43 SAST on 30 October, equivalent to 20:12:43 UTC. It identifies Hursthill Substation and the Triomf distributor, affecting Sophiatown and Westdene, and says repairs on the faulty cable are complete and power supply has been restored. The publication timestamp records when City Power communicated that outcome. It is not a confirmed switching time for each connection.
The restoration report supersedes the earlier account of work still in progress. At 20:21:17 SAST, City Power said faulty cables had been exposed and crews were busy with the last cable jointing. Earlier that afternoon, it had reported partial restoration in Sophiatown and Westdene, collected materials and continuing trench opening before repairs to the remaining six load centres. Those load centres are equipment, rather than a household or population count.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Named areas
- Sophiatown and Westdene: restoration reported; Martinadale’s specific outcome unverified; customer total unknown
- Operator update
- City Power reports completed cable repairs and restored power supply
- Timing
- Restoration notice: 30 October 2026, 22:12:43 SAST / 20:12:43 UTC; exact switching time unknown
Earlier estimate missed before restoration report
The afternoon notice aimed to restore full supply by 20:00 SAST on 30 October, subject to successful completion of the work. The subsequent evening notice apologised for missing that initial estimate and gave no revised restoration time. The later completed-repairs announcement now provides the current recovery position for its named footprint; the earlier target should remain part of the timeline rather than a current forecast.
The outage was reported on the evening of 29 October, when City Power named Westdene and Martinadale and said six load centres would remain off until repairs were complete. Martinadale is the spelling used by the operator. The latest restoration notice names Sophiatown and Westdene, so it does not independently establish Martinadale’s specific outcome. Exact onset, affected-customer totals and individual address results remain unknown. All updates come from one operator lineage, without independent address-level verification.
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