Eskom is implementing load reduction from 05:00 – 09:00 (Monday, 10 January 2022) to avoid network overloading in high density areas.
| Main area | Sub areas |
| Ivory Park | Ivory Park Ext 5, 6, 8, 9,10 &12, Kaalfontein Ext 7, Lindokuhle Extension 2, Tswelopele Ext 6, Rabie Ridge & Tembisa Ext 5 |
| Soweto | Bram Fischerville, Dobsonville, Doornkop, Dube, Glen Ridge, Lea Glen Ext 2, Protea Glen Ext 1,2,3,4,7, 8 & 15, Protea City Outlying, Protea Industrial Park, Protea South, Meadowlands Ext 11, Meadowlands Zone 2,4,6 &10, Meadowlands East Zone 1, 2 & 4, Meadowlands West Zone 6,7,8 & 9, Mmesi Park, Mofolo North, Orlando, & Zuurbult |
| West Rand | Fleurhof, Kagiso, Rand Leases Gold Mine, Rietvallei, Robertville Ext 1,3,4,5,10 & Stormill Ext 9 |
During the load reduction implementation, customers are urged to switch off all their electrical appliances to avoid possible damage due to power surges when supply returns. Failure to do so may lead to transformer trips or failures, and damages to household appliances when supply is restored.
Please do not report this outage.
Communities are encouraged to report meter bypasses, illegal connections and vandalism of the electricity infrastructure on the Eskom Crime-Line number: 0800 11 27 22.
