Robertville power restored at Domkrag Switching Station, City Power says
City Power reports full restoration of power supply at Domkrag Switching Station in Robertville, Johannesburg. In its update on 29 October 2026, the utility attributes the outage to a low-voltage termination failure. The announcement does not provide an exact switching time or an affected-customer total.
Status of this incident
Current status unconfirmed
Last known status: restored, according to the source · City Power reports full restoration at Domkrag Switching Station in Robertville following a low-voltage termination failure; exact switching time unknown.
Source moment: Oct 29, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC (02:57 PM local time)
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City Power reports full restoration at Domkrag Switching Station in Robertville.
The operator identifies a low-voltage termination failure as the cause.
Exact onset, switching time and affected-customer total remain unknown.
Operator reports full restoration
The latest City Power statement reports that power supply has been fully restored at Domkrag Switching Station. This is the current operator account for the tracked Robertville incident. It replaces the earlier position in which restoration remained conditional on final checks. The restoration statement is attributed to the utility; no independent address-by-address verification is available.
City Power identifies a low-voltage termination failure as the cause of the interruption. The available account does not quantify the number of affected connections or provide a complete list of addresses. The station-level restoration report therefore supplies no basis for a citywide outage total or an estimate of how many people experienced the interruption.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Reported location
- Domkrag Switching Station, Robertville, Johannesburg; full address list unknown
- Reported cause
- Low-voltage termination failure, according to City Power
- Latest status
- City Power reports full restoration at Domkrag Switching Station
- Exact restoration time
- Unknown; restoration announced 29 October 2026 at 14:57 SAST
Announcement time and switching time
The restoration notice was published at 14:57 SAST on 29 October 2026, equivalent to 12:57 UTC. This records when the operator announced restoration. It does not establish the exact time at which switching occurred or when electricity returned at an individual property. The exact beginning of the outage also remains unknown.
Without a verified onset and switching time, the total duration cannot be calculated reliably. The operator report establishes its stated restoration position at Domkrag Switching Station, while the full address list and customer count remain unresolved. A separate loss of supply at another location would need its own evidence before it could be linked to this incident.
Household backup planning
The grid-down essentials guide helps organise supplies and essential devices for future interruptions. The runtime calculator compares battery capacity with device demand, and the internet backup guide covers connectivity planning. These resources support household preparation; they do not establish the condition of the local network or verify the supply at an address.