Cape Town residents in several suburbs are experiencing electricity disruptions today, Monday, September 28, 2026, with current outage information showing multiple active faults across the City of Cape Town metropolitan area. An independent outage tracker drawing on City service alerts reported 34 active electricity outages across the city at the latest update.
Affected areas listed include Claremont, Constantia, Grassy Park, Hout Bay, Kuils River, Langa, Mfuleni, Mowbray, Newlands, Rondebosch East, Seawinds, Strand and Tafelsig, among others. The scale and nature of individual disruptions vary, meaning restoration times can differ substantially between suburbs.
Some of the reported problems involve equipment faults, damaged infrastructure and other electrical-system issues. For example, reports list a faulty mini-substation in Bonteheuwel, circuit-board problems in Langa and Rondebosch East, damaged equipment in Mowbray and stolen wires in parts of Strand.
Importantly, the latest available load-shedding information indicates no load shedding is scheduled for Cape Town today. This means residents experiencing an unexpected loss of electricity should check whether their suburb has a reported local fault rather than assuming the interruption is part of a scheduled rotational power cut.
The City of Cape Town has also announced planned maintenance for later dates. A major maintenance programme scheduled for 10 October 2026 is expected to affect numerous Southern and Far South suburbs, including Muizenberg, Fish Hoek, Simon’s Town, Noordhoek, Kommetjie and surrounding areas.
Residents experiencing an outage should report the problem to the relevant electricity provider and monitor official service updates. The City of Cape Town Electricity Services Head Office is the municipality's electricity-services authority, while residents in Eskom-supplied areas may need to contact Eskom directly.
As restoration work continues, outage numbers and estimated repair times can change throughout the day. Residents should keep refrigerators and freezers closed during prolonged interruptions, switch off sensitive electrical equipment and treat electrical installations as potentially live when power is being restored.
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