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Joburg City Power disconnects 120 homes for bypassing prepaid meters
Joburg City Power has disconnected electricity to more than 120 homes that have bypassed prepaid meters. The utility has also…
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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa promises more staff in Soweto after man dies in queue in prepaid meters saga
Electricity Minister Ramokgopa promises more staff in Soweto after man dies in queue in prepaid meters saga! Electricity and Energy…
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City Power switches off the Reef Hotel over R4 million debt
Joburg City Power has disconnected electricity to the Reef Hotel in Johannesburg due to an R4.1 million unpaid bill. The…
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SALGA concerned over municipal public participation processes after backlash over City Power surcharge
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has expressed concern over the effectiveness of municipality public participation processes. This followed…
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Gwamanda says City Power’s R200 surcharge is here to stay
Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda says it’s unlikely the city will be reviewing the R200 surcharge any time soon, as it…
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Joburg residents face 12.72% electricity price increase starting July 1
Residents of the City of Johannesburg will have to dig deeper into their pockets after the National Energy Regulator of…
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Joburg City Power making progress with burnt M1 cable, but restoration not in sight just yet
Joburg City Power said on Sunday that its teams were making progress in clearing rubble from tunnels along the M1…
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Power cuts in Joburg CBD, Braam & Parktown after City Power cables caught fire
Joburg City Power underground cables in the Braamfontein area have caught fire – due to suspected cable theft and vandalism,…
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Warning issued for severe thunderstorms & possible flooding in at least 5 provinces
While clear skies and warm conditions persist in Gauteng, the weather service has advised residents to keep an umbrella close…
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City Power disconnects 7 properties that owe over R52 million in unpaid electricity bills
The Joburg City Power officials continued with their rigorous revenue collection drive and invaded seven properties and disconnected the electricity…
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City Power guards robbed at Alex substation, cables stolen
Two Joburg City Power security officers were threatened with death, tied up, and left to watch as a gang of…
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City Power plans to recommission two open-cycle gas turbines over next 12 months
Joburg City Power plans to recommission two open-cycle gas turbines over the next 12 months. The gas turbines have been…
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City Power says attacks on technicians unacceptable after two employees robbed
Two Joburg City Power employees were mugged while on duty in Roodepoort on Monday. The two female employees were robbed…
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City Power now targeting Midrand for unpaid electricity bills
Joburg City Power officials were set to target Midrand on Wednesday as the City of Johannesburg intensifies efforts to recoup…
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Joburg hijacked building residents make threats as they block City Power from cutting lights
A Joburg City Power-led operation to disconnect the power at four hijacked buildings had to be abandoned midway through on…
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City Power unveils plans to roll out solar-heated geysers across Joburg
Joburg City Power plans to roll out 20,000 solar-heated geysers in the city as part of its energy expansion programme.…
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Joburg City Power looking into power outages affecting several areas
Joburg City Power has dispatched a team to look into power outages in parts of the metro. Several households woke…
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City of Joburg shuts down water supply to Leeuwkop Prison for almost R10 million debt
The City of Joburg has shut down water supply to the Leeuwkop Prison in the north of the city. The…
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VIDEO: Joburg City Power demonstrates how it will cut your lights remotely as a load shedding intervention
Top officials at Joburg City Power have demonstrated how they will be able to make load-shedding interventions by remotely cutting…
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Eldorado Park residents left in dark after substation trips
Residents around Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg, have been left in the dark again this week after a power flash…
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Joburg City Power looks for alternative to supply areas affected by cable theft
Joburg City Power is looking for alternatives to supply areas experiencing electricity outages due to cable theft at the Nancewood…
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City Power disappointed by internal staff involved in cable theft
Joburg City Power said it would take legal and disciplinary action against employees and contractors who have been implicated in…
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City Power sets aside R9 million to replace Joburg’s electricity infrastructure
Joburg City Power has assured residents in Naturena and surrounding areas in the south of Johannesburg that it’s addressing the…
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Cable theft to blame for Roodepoort substation explosion
Joburg City Power said it was assessing the extent of damage on one of its substations which exploded in Roodepoort…
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Electricity users rigging the system to avoid paying, says City Power
Joburg City Power said some of its clients owed the city millions of rand in unpaid electricity bills because they…
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Joburg City Power allocated R300 million to fight cable theft and vandalism
Joburg City Power said it had been allocated R300 million for the fight against cable theft and infrastructure vandalism. The…
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City Power plans to roll out solar-powered streetlights in Joburg
Joburg City Power said it will soon be rolling out solar-powered street lights across the city that can stay on…
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City Power moves to cut off non-paying Joburg businesses from power grid
Joburg City Power on Tuesday said it wants to put an end to the culture of non-payment by businesses in…
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Cable thieves leave Joburg residents in dark for longer
Joburg City Power said it was struggling to clear the backlog of outages outside of the scheduled power cuts. The…
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City Power says its on track with Joburg recovery & dealing with outage backlogs
Joburg City Power said that it had been able to attend to almost 3,000 outage calls from a backlog of…
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Joburg CP to use 3-day blackout exemption to focus on repair operations
While Eskom has ramped up load shedding to stage 6, Joburg City Power said that some residents could expect their…
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Treasury office in CBD owes us R34 million, says Joburg City Power
Johannesburg City Power said the Treasury office in the CBD owes the city over R34 million in outstanding electricity payments.…
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We’ve been losing R300 million a day since July due to load shedding, says City Power
Joburg City Power said on Tuesday it’s been losing R300 million a day since July repairing its systems which have…
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City Power urges police to prevent infrastructure vandalism during load shedding
Joburg City Power is appealing to the police to be more active as Roodepoort continues to stay in the dark…
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GP Education MEC urges Eskom to minimise power cuts during matric exams
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has urged utilities Eskom and Joburg City Power to minimize electricity outages during the period…
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Joburg City Power says it is losing bout R3.6 million every day
Joburg City Power says it is losing on average R3.6 million every day due to load shedding – with an…
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Joburg City Power lauds arrest of Alex metal scrap manager found with stolen cables
Joburg City Power has on Monday welcomed the arrest of a metal scrapyard manager in Wynberg, Alexandra, for being in…
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Joburg City Power threatens to withdraw in areas where technicians are attacked
Joburg City Power is on Wednesday threatening to withdraw from areas where their technicians are coming under increasing attack. During…
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Joburg City Power increases price of electricity
Joburg City Power has increased the price of electricity after the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) approved its…
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Joburg City Power plans to intensify efforts to remove illegal connections
Jo’burg City Power said it will intensify its cut-off operations to alleviate the pressure on the grid caused by illegal…
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City Power: Eldorado Park power infrastructure under attack from cable thieves
Joburg City Power said that its infrastructure in the Eldorado Park area had been under attack by criminals targeting copper…
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Eldorado Park’s electricity woes continue
Joburg City Power says it is experiencing several power interruptions that have affected Eldorado Park and surrounding areas. The power…
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Some Joburg CBD residents set for another day without power after tunnel fire
Some residents and businesses in and around the Johannesburg CBD will, unfortunately, stay in the dark for at least one…
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Underground tunnel fire happening for 2nd time at the same spot, says City Power
Joburg City Power on Wednesday confirmed that this is the second time an underground tunnel fire has happened at the…
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City Power: Electricity supply being restored in more areas after Robertsham fire
City Power said yesterday, it had restored electricity to more areas in the south of Joburg after the massive fire…
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Alexandra residents vow not to vote over power struggle
Alexandra residents on Sunday vowed not to vote during the local government elections as they continue their protest over the…
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Move to 2-hour load shedding schedule was to align with Eskom, says City Power
Joburg City Power said it has revised its schedule for Johannesburg residents following confusion with its scheduling. City Power said…
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Joburg City Power targeting illegal power connections in Roodepoort
Jo’burg City Power on Monday said it was targeting illegal power connections in businesses and residential areas in and around…
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