Eskom has confirmed that several areas in Gauteng are currently experiencing power outages.
These parts of Gauteng are out of power today
Technicians have been dispatched to affected zones, including Zandspruit, Ebony Park, and parts of Ivory Park.
The electricity supplier said that the exact time for power restoration is not yet known.
In addition to these areas, parts of Pimville and Klipspruit are also without electricity. Eskom confirmed that Zones 5 and 6 in Pimville have been hit by a supply interruption.
This is the second outage in less than a week for residents in the suburb. On Tuesday, 4 June 2025, residents in Zones 1, 2, and 3 experienced a blackout that lasted around 15 hours.
Ward 22 councillor Sebenzile Mabuza stated that the earlier outage was caused by a power trip, which happens when there is a sudden fault or overload in the electricity system.
“The Technical Support Unit is currently on site to address the issue,” Mabuza said at the time.
These trips can occur when cables are damaged, transformers are overloaded, or illegal connections disrupt the normal flow of electricity.
The outages come as Eskom continues to operate under what it describes as a “stable but constrained” power system. This means there is currently enough electricity to meet demand under normal conditions, but the system doesn’t have much spare capacity if something breaks down or if usage suddenly increases—especially during colder weather.
Eskom is working to bring back more power units that were taken offline for maintenance.
The utility said it plans to return over 2 500 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity by Monday, 9 June 2025. One MW can supply electricity to about 650 homes, so this addition is expected to help millions of users if everything goes according to plan.
At the moment, Eskom’s Energy Availability Factor (EAF)—which shows how much of its power-generating equipment is working—is between 61% and 64%. That means about 36% of the equipment is either broken or undergoing maintenance.
Unplanned breakdowns remain a challenge. Between 30 May and 5 June, Eskom recorded an average of 14 644MW of unplanned outages. This is well above the utility’s target of 13 000MW.
If these breakdowns continue to rise, Eskom has warned that loadshedding may have to return, although it is not currently being implemented.
