Aeroton West power restored after Soccer City Switching Station fault
City Power confirmed on 14 November that power had been restored to customers affected by the Aeroton West outage reported on 6 November. The Johannesburg utility linked the interruption to a burnt chamber at Soccer City Switching Station.
Status of this incident
Restoration confirmed
Last known status: restored, according to the source · City Power confirmed power was restored to affected Aeroton West customers after the Soccer City Switching Station fault.
Source moment: Nov 14, 2026, 08:33 AM UTC (10:33 AM local time)
In 20 seconds
The restoration notice covers customers affected by the 6 November Aeroton West report.
An earlier update said 94% of power had been restored, with one load centre still off.
City Power did not give the exact time the last affected customers were reconnected.
How the Aeroton West outage progressed
In its 11 November update, City Power reported that 94% of power had been restored in Aeroton West and that one load centre remained off. That percentage describes how the utility reported restoration; it does not give the number of affected customers. A later bulletin said repair work would start once a mini-substation arrived. The final notice confirmed restoration and did not specify when the equipment arrived or describe the work carried out.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Area covered
- Aeroton West, Johannesburg.
- Cause reported
- Burnt chamber at Soccer City Switching Station.
- Latest confirmed status
- City Power reported power restored to affected customers.
What the restoration confirmation covers
The Saturday notice closes the outage that City Power identified by its 6 November report date, the burnt chamber and Soccer City Switching Station. The utility did not give a street list or precise start and reconnection times. The gap between the report and the final notice therefore does not establish how long each affected address was without electricity.
If power is still off at your address
Check for a City Power notice that names your area or report the fault if you still have no supply. Keep the fault reference so you can ask the utility for an address-specific update. For practical steps during an outage, see the power outage essentials guide. The runtime calculator can help estimate how long a charged battery will run an essential device.