Tshepisong Line C power outage: City Power to investigate
City Power reports a power interruption affecting customers supplied by Line C at Tshepisong Switching Station. Its statement, published at 04:55 SAST on 16 October 2026, says a team will be dispatched to investigate the cause. The operator gives no affected customer total or restoration estimate.
Status of this incident
Power outage confirmed
Last known status: confirmed by the source · 16 October, 04:55 SAST: City Power reports a Tshepisong Line C interruption; investigation planned, cause and restoration time unknown.
Source moment: Oct 16, 2026, 02:55 AM UTC (04:55 AM local time)
In 20 seconds
The operator’s latest statement concerns customers supplied by Tshepisong Line C.
City Power plans to dispatch a team; arrival and a completed diagnosis are unconfirmed.
The cause, exact onset, customer count and restoration time remain unknown.
Investigation planned for the reported interruption
The 16 October statement identifies the supply line and announces the planned response. Dispatch is described as a future step. It does not establish that technicians have arrived, found the fault or begun repairs. No technical explanation or repair schedule is provided in the available operator update.
The reported scope is customers supplied by Line C at Tshepisong Switching Station. There is no affected-address list or connection count. The statement therefore does not establish that all of Tshepisong is without electricity, and it cannot support a Johannesburg-wide outage claim. Individual address-level impact has not been independently verified.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Supply area
- Customers supplied by Tshepisong Switching Station Line C
- Planned response
- City Power says a team will be dispatched to investigate
- Affected customers
- Total unknown
- Restoration
- Unconfirmed; completion time unknown
Earlier Line C report leaves the duration unresolved
City Power also reported an unplanned Line C interruption on 13 October. That earlier statement and the latest report do not establish continuous loss of electricity between the two dates. They also do not prove a single shared physical fault or a separate new fault. The exact start of the interruption described on 16 October remains unknown.
The publication time is the time of the operator’s statement, rather than a verified outage start. It cannot be used to calculate the duration experienced by customers. Reports involving Lines A or B do not establish the condition of Line C. Neither a restoration time nor completed restoration is supported for this Line C report.
Planning around essential devices
The runtime calculator compares essential device demand with battery capacity. The internet backup planner helps assess connectivity needs during an interruption. These tools support preparation while the utility response is pending. They cannot check an individual connection, locate a network fault or predict when supply will return.