Gresswold power outage: City Power targets 23 October restoration
City Power says equipment for the Gresswold-area power outage failed the necessary tests, and its team is draining oil to enable further testing. In its afternoon update on 20 October, the operator retained its forecast of restoration by Friday, 23 October 2026. No clock time or guarantee is given.
Status of this incident
Power outage confirmed
Last known status: confirmed by the source · City Power reports failed equipment tests and further testing preparations; restoration is forecast by 23 October.
Source moment: Oct 20, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC (02:59 PM local time)
In 20 seconds
City Power reports failed equipment tests and says oil is being drained to facilitate further testing.
The operator names fourteen areas, including parts of Lombardy East; exact affected addresses and customer numbers are unknown.
Restoration is expected by 23 October, according to City Power; the estimate is not confirmation that supply has returned.
Which areas are named?
The statement names Gresswold, Glenhazel, Wynberg, Bramley Park, Bramley View, Lyndhurst, Atholhurst, Linksfield, Rembrandt Park, parts of Lombardy East, Kew, Corlett Gardens, Bramley and Savoy. This identifies the reported footprint without establishing that every property in each area is affected. No verified count of customers or people is available.
City Power says the outage was acknowledged on 19 October. Acknowledgement is not an exact start time. Earlier reporting from the operator referred to two Gresswold outages; the latest notice describes one footprint. It does not establish the extent or status of both interruptions, and their totals cannot be combined.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Reported area
- Gresswold, Glenhazel, Wynberg, Bramley Park, Bramley View, Lyndhurst, Atholhurst, Linksfield, Rembrandt Park, parts of Lombardy East, Kew, Corlett Gardens, Bramley, Savoy
- Affected customers
- Unknown
- Operator response
- Equipment failed tests; oil being drained for further testing, according to City Power
- Restoration
- Expected by Friday, 23 October 2026; operator forecast without a clock time
Failed equipment tests and the restoration forecast
At 11:00 SAST on 20 October, corresponding to 09:00 UTC, City Power reported that the team had arrived and equipment testing had commenced. At 14:59 SAST, or 12:59 UTC, it reported that the equipment failed the necessary tests. The team was draining oil to facilitate further tests; the initiating failure and equipment identity remain unknown.
The afternoon statement repeats the Friday, 23 October restoration forecast because of the extent and nature of the work required. Further-test results and restoration are unverified. The relationship to earlier Gresswold incidents remains unresolved: these notices do not prove one uninterrupted outage across all those October dates. Individual address conditions have not been independently checked.
Planning for essential devices
The outage essentials guide provides a checklist for essential devices. Use the runtime calculator to estimate battery support for selected loads, and the internet backup guide to plan connectivity. These tools support preparation; they do not establish the state of the network or a restoration deadline.