City Power reports power restored in Claremont, Johannesburg
City Power reported that power had returned to affected customers in Claremont, Johannesburg, in a Hursthill Substation update posted at 15:03 SAST on Monday, 9 November. The utility said the outage was reported on 7 November. The update did not give the time at which customers were reconnected.
Status of this incident
Restoration confirmed
Last known status: restored, according to the source · City Power reported full restoration for affected Claremont customers in its 15:03 SAST update on 9 November.
Source moment: Nov 9, 2026, 01:03 PM UTC (03:03 PM local time)
In 20 seconds
City Power reported full restoration for customers affected by the Claremont outage.
The utility said the outage was reported on 7 November.
The restoration notice did not give the exact reconnection time.
Who the restoration notice covers
The update covers the Claremont customers affected by the outage identified in the Hursthill Substation notice. City Power did not list affected streets, give a customer count or name the feeder in that update. The reported restoration applies to the outage described in the notice. It does not establish the status of other supply interruptions in Johannesburg.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Area covered by the notice
- Claremont, Johannesburg
- Substation named in the update
- Hursthill Substation
- Status reported by City Power
- Supply restored to affected customers
What the dates tell us
City Power gave 7 November as the date the outage was reported, without giving the time when customers first lost supply. The 15:03 SAST time on 9 November is when City Power posted its restoration update. The exact outage duration and the cause were not confirmed in the notice.
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