City Power reports power restored in Freedom Park East
City Power reported full restoration in Freedom Park East, Johannesburg, at 21:03 SAST on 8 November. The utility named Nirvana Substation in its evening update. In the afternoon it had reported a power outage affecting customers in Freedom Park East and said it would send operators to investigate.
Status of this incident
Restoration confirmed
Last known status: restored, according to the source · City Power reported full restoration in Freedom Park East at 21:03 SAST on 8 November.
Source moment: Nov 8, 2026, 07:03 PM UTC (09:03 PM local time)
In 20 seconds
City Power reported full restoration in Freedom Park East at 21:03 SAST.
The utility’s first public notice was at 14:51 SAST on 8 November.
The cause, number of affected customers and exact times of interruption and restoration remain unknown.
What City Power reported
At 14:51 SAST, City Power said an outage was affecting customers in Freedom Park East and that operators would be dispatched to investigate. This is the time City Power issued the notice. The message gives no exact start time or count of the customers affected.
At 21:03 SAST, the utility named Nirvana Substation and reported full restoration in Freedom Park East. That timestamp comes from the restoration notice. The message leaves open the exact time electricity returned and gives no cause for the interruption.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Area in City Power’s notices
- Freedom Park East
- Restoration report
- Full restoration reported at 21:03 SAST on 8 November
- Substation named in the evening update
- Nirvana Substation
Where the restoration report applies
Freedom Park East is the area City Power named in both notices. The utility gave no street-by-street list of addresses affected. The reference to Nirvana Substation comes from the evening update, which describes the restoration in Freedom Park East.
If your address is still without power
City Power directed customers with isolated faults to its service portal and call centre. If power is still off at your address, use those channels to report the fault. For practical help during an interruption, see the power outage essentials guide. The runtime calculator can help estimate how long a battery can support your devices.