Kya Sand Estate and Tirong Estate power outage: cable repairs underway
City Power says a cable fault interrupted electricity supply in Kya Sand Estate and Tirong Estate, Johannesburg, on Sunday, 8 November. In a notice posted at 17:10 SAST on Monday, 9 November, the utility said a technical team was on site carrying out repairs. It gave no restoration time.
Status of this incident
Power outage confirmed
Last known status: confirmed by the source · At 17:10 SAST on 9 November, City Power reported repairs in progress and gave no restoration time.
Source moment: Nov 9, 2026, 03:10 PM UTC (05:10 PM local time)
In 20 seconds
City Power named Kya Sand Estate and Tirong Estate as affected.
The utility dated the interruption to 8 November and gave no exact start time.
The 9 November notice confirmed repair work and gave no time for reconnection.
Where City Power reported the outage
City Power’s notice names the two estates. It does not list affected streets or buildings, identify a feeder or say how many customers lost electricity. The alert describes the problem as a cable fault. It does not say what damaged the cable.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Areas named by City Power
- Kya Sand Estate and Tirong Estate
- Cause reported by City Power
- Cable fault
- Latest repair status
- Team on site carrying out repairs; restoration time unknown
What the repair update confirms
City Power said a technical team was on site conducting repairs when it issued the Monday notice. The utility gave no indication that repairs had finished or that electricity had been restored. The update does not say when repairs started or how long the work was expected to take.
The 8 November date in the notice refers to the interruption. The time on 9 November is when City Power posted its update. Neither gives an exact time at which customers lost power or a time at which they could expect it back.
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