Alexandra power restored along 8th to 12th Avenue, City Power says
City Power reports full restoration to customers along 8th to 12th Avenue between Roosevelt Street and Selborne Street in Alexandra, Johannesburg. The utility attributes the outage acknowledged on 29 October 2026 to a cable fault. Its announcement does not supply the exact switching time or an affected-customer total.
Status of this incident
Current status unconfirmed
Last known status: restored, according to the source · City Power reports full restoration along 8th to 12th Avenue between Roosevelt and Selborne streets in Alexandra after a cable fault; exact switching time unknown.
Source moment: Oct 29, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC (01:46 PM local time)
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City Power reports full restoration in the specified Alexandra street corridor.
The operator attributes the 29 October outage to a cable fault.
Exact onset, switching time and affected-customer total remain unknown.
Restoration reported for the specified streets
The latest operator statement covers customers along 8th to 12th Avenue between Roosevelt Street and Selborne Street. This is a defined part of Alexandra, rather than evidence about electricity supply throughout the township or across Johannesburg. The restoration report is attributed to City Power; independent checks of electricity at individual addresses are not available.
City Power identifies a cable fault as the cause of this interruption. The available statement does not identify the specific component involved or explain the underlying reason for the failure. It also supplies no customer count. Neither the street boundaries nor the restoration announcement can be converted into a total number of households or people affected.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Reported area
- Alexandra: 8th to 12th Avenue between Roosevelt Street and Selborne Street; customer total unknown
- Latest status
- City Power reports full restoration in the specified street corridor
- Reported cause
- Cable fault, according to City Power; component and root cause unspecified
- Exact restoration time
- Unknown; operator announcement 29 October 2026 at 13:46 SAST
Announcement time differs from switching time
The restoration statement was published at 13:46 SAST on 29 October 2026, equivalent to 11:46 UTC. That timestamp records the operator announcement. It does not establish the precise time when switching occurred or when electricity returned to each property. The exact onset of this outage remains unknown, so its duration cannot be calculated reliably.
The latest report changes the tracked position to operator-reported full restoration within the stated corridor. It does not establish restoration in other Alexandra areas, or a technical connection with older incidents elsewhere in the township. Any separate interruption would need its own evidence before it could be linked to this cable fault. Address-level supply remains outside the available verification.
Household backup planning
The grid-down essentials guide helps organise household supplies and essential devices for future interruptions. The runtime calculator compares battery capacity with device demand, while the internet backup guide supports connectivity planning. These resources help with preparation; they cannot verify electricity at an address or establish the condition of the local network.