Manufacta power outage: City Power reports 84% of affected customers restored
City Power reports electricity supply restored to 84% of affected customers following the restoration of Transformer No. 2 at Manufacta Switching Station. Its 20 October 2026 notice says a technical team is investigating the cause of the outage affecting the remaining customers at Reefhaven Switching Station, Cedar No. 1. No restoration deadline is available.
Status of this incident
Partial / reduced supply
Last known status: partly restored · 20 October, 15:13 SAST: City Power reports 84% of affected customers restored; the remaining Reefhaven outage is under investigation, with no restoration deadline.
Source moment: Oct 20, 2026, 01:13 PM UTC (03:13 PM local time)
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City Power reports supply restored to 84% of affected customers after restoration of Manufacta Transformer No. 2.
The cause of the outage affecting remaining customers at Reefhaven Switching Station, Cedar No. 1, is under investigation.
The original customer total, number still disconnected and full restoration time remain unknown.
Partial restoration reported on 20 October
The operator published the update at 15:13 SAST on 20 October, equivalent to 13:13 UTC. It describes an outage reported that day; the exact time when supply failed is unknown. Lindhaven, Groblerpark, Reefhaven and Roodepoort West are the named locations in the incident record. The evidence does not establish that every address in those areas lost electricity.
The 84% figure refers to affected customers, as stated by City Power. The original affected-customer denominator is not supplied, so the percentage cannot establish an absolute number of restored or remaining connections. It must also not be converted into a number of people. The notice reports progress following restoration of Transformer No. 2, rather than complete recovery across the named areas.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Named areas
- Lindhaven, Groblerpark, Reefhaven and Roodepoort West
- Reported restoration
- 84% of affected customers, according to City Power
- Affected customer total
- Unknown
- Full restoration estimate
- Unknown; remaining Reefhaven outage under investigation
Remaining Reefhaven outage under investigation
City Power says its technical team is investigating the cause of the interruption affecting the remaining customers at Reefhaven Switching Station, Cedar No. 1. The recorded wording is retained here. It does not identify a confirmed cause, announce completed repairs for those customers or give a deadline for their reconnection.
This article follows the notice expressly identifying an outage reported on 20 October. A technical connection with the earlier interruption in the same named areas has not been established. The operator statement is the source for the restoration percentage and investigation update; an independent address-by-address supply audit is unavailable. The publication time records the update, rather than the exact moment electricity returned at each connection.
Planning essential electricity needs
For essential devices, the runtime calculator compares electricity demand with battery capacity. The internet backup planner helps assess connectivity needs. These tools support preparation while restoration remains uncertain; they do not check an individual connection or predict when the operator will finish its work.