Radiokop power outage: City Power investigates on site
City Power says its team is on site investigating the cause of the electricity outage affecting customers in Radiokop, Johannesburg. The utility identifies Boothill Switching Station in its 3 November 2026 update. A confirmed technical cause, affected connection count and restoration estimate remain unavailable. The exact outage onset and address boundary are also unknown.
Status of this incident
Current status unconfirmed
Last known status: confirmed by the source · City Power names Boothill Switching Station in the Radiokop outage and says its team is investigating on site; cause and restoration time remain unknown.
Source moment: Nov 3, 2026, 08:35 AM UTC (10:35 AM local time)
In 20 seconds
City Power identifies Boothill Switching Station in the Radiokop outage.
The team is on site investigating the cause of the interruption.
No confirmed cause, connection count or restoration estimate is supplied.
Boothill Switching Station named in outage update
The operator published this update at 10:35:24 South African Standard Time on 3 November 2026, equivalent to 08:35:24 UTC. That is the publication time of the statement, rather than a verified start time for the interruption. It does not establish how long an individual household or business has been without electricity.
The team being on site establishes attendance and an investigation at the time of the notice. It does not establish that the cause has been diagnosed, repairs completed or supply restored. Naming Boothill Switching Station gives a network reference, but it is not a complete circuit map or repair plan. A later finding is needed before a technical cause or supported recovery estimate can be reported.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Named area
- Customers in Radiokop, Johannesburg; exact boundary unknown
- Operator response
- Team on site investigating; Boothill Switching Station identified
- Latest notice
- 3 November 2026, 10:35:24 SAST / 08:35:24 UTC; exact onset unknown
The affected boundary is still unclear
The supported footprint is customers in Radiokop. A precise address boundary and connection total have not been established. The notice does not show that every Radiokop property is affected or establish an interruption beyond the named area. The station name alone cannot establish the number of households or businesses connected to the affected equipment.
Earlier resident accounts do not establish a verified common onset for the operator-confirmed event. Their timing cannot be used to assign one outage duration to all customers. The separate Radiokop interruption recorded as restored on 6 October also remains a different event; no supported continuity connects it to this November outage. An older restoration report cannot establish current supply.
Planning for essential devices
For practical household planning, the grid-down essentials guide, internet backup guide and runtime calculator explain essential loads and backup capacity. These resources cannot confirm supply at an address or predict when the network will recover. A dated operator finding remains necessary before a restoration schedule can be reported.