Kya Sands Estates power outage: repairs complete, restoration preparation underway
City Power says repairs have been completed following the cable-fault outage affecting Kya Sands Estates in Johannesburg. In its evening update on 22 October 2026, the operator says its team is preparing to restore supply. It gives no estimated restoration time and does not confirm that affected customers have power again.
Last known status: restored, according to the source
Status of this incident
Restoration confirmed
Last known status: restored, according to the source
Source moment: Oct 22, 2026, 07:52 PM UTC (09:52 PM local time)
In 20 seconds
The operator acknowledged this outage on 21 October; the exact start time is unknown.
The Maroeladal No. 1 Distributor at Houtkoppen Substation is the named network connection.
Completed repairs and preparation for restoration do not establish restored supply.
Evening update moves from repairs to restoration preparation
The latest City Power notice was published at 19:40:41 SAST on 22 October, equivalent to 17:40:41 UTC. It identifies Houtkoppen Substation’s Maroeladal No. 1 Distributor and says repairs have been completed. The team is preparing to restore electricity to affected customers in Kya Sands Estates. This is the operator’s account of work progress; the publication time is not a confirmed completion or switching time.
An earlier statement, published at 15:16:51 SAST the same day, described repairs in progress after an unplanned outage caused by a cable fault. That notice used the place name Kya Sand Estate. The evening update supplies a later repair milestone for the named distributor, while leaving actual restoration unconfirmed.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Area
- Kya Sands Estates / Kya Sand Estate, Johannesburg
- Affected customers
- Total and complete address list unknown
- Repair update
- Repairs completed; team preparing to restore supply, according to City Power
- Restoration estimate
- Not available; restored supply unconfirmed
Affected addresses and restoration time remain unknown
The evening notice explicitly says an estimated time of restoration is not yet available. No affected customer total or complete address list is supplied. The evidence therefore does not establish how many homes or businesses remain without electricity, or whether every property in the named estate has been affected.
City Power says this outage was acknowledged on Wednesday, 21 October. That is an acknowledgement date rather than a precise onset time. No independently checked supply status at individual addresses is available. The two updates come from the same operator and do not provide two independent confirmations. Their local scope also does not establish a Johannesburg-wide interruption.
Planning while restoration is unconfirmed
The runtime calculator can help compare essential-device demand with battery capacity. The internet backup planner covers connectivity needs. These tools support practical planning while the restoration time is unknown; they cannot establish whether an address has electricity or predict the completion of the operator’s restoration work.