Power outage affects parts of Malvern and Kensington in Johannesburg
City Power reported an outage affecting customers in Malvern and Kensington in Johannesburg on 11 November. The utility traced the interruption to the Kensington South distributor at Cleveland Substation and planned to investigate further on the morning of 12 November. It gave no restoration estimate.
Status of this incident
Power outage confirmed
Last known status: confirmed by the source · City Power reported an outage affecting customers in Malvern and Kensington. It gave no restoration estimate.
Source moment: Nov 11, 2026, 05:04 PM UTC (07:04 PM local time)
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City Power named Malvern and Kensington as the areas with affected customers.
The utility identified the Kensington South distributor at Cleveland Substation.
City Power planned further investigation for the morning of 12 November.
Which areas did City Power name?
City Power’s notice names Malvern and Kensington. It does not list affected streets or say how many customers lost power. Kensington South is the name of the distributor in the notice; that name alone does not define where the power went out. The notice does not establish that every address in either suburb lost supply.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Areas named by City Power
- Malvern and Kensington, Johannesburg.
- Equipment named by City Power
- Kensington South distributor at Cleveland Substation.
- Next step announced by City Power
- Further investigation planned for the morning of 12 November.
What did the utility say about repairs?
City Power identified the distributor where the outage originated, but it gave no technical cause and no exact time for when the outage began. The morning of 12 November is when City Power planned further investigation. The utility gave no completion time for that work and no estimate for when customers could expect supply to return.
What to look for in the next update
Check whether City Power’s next notice names the Kensington South distributor or otherwise identifies this outage. A notice for a different distributor or an older report for Kensington cannot establish that supply has returned to these customers. The power outage essentials guide covers practical preparation, and the battery runtime calculator estimates how long backup power can run your devices.