{
  "id": 19758534,
  "title": "City Power targets Sunday to restore power after substation explosion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/city-power-targets-sunday-to-restore-power-after-substation-explosion",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T04:35:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/city-power-targets-sunday-to-restore-power-after-substation-explosion/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "City Power predicts that power will be restored to residents and businesses in the Johannesburg area by Sunday following an explosion at its Mayfair substation over the weekend. Noel Maso, the group head of operations for the southern region, announced that the first phase of power restoration is expected to be completed today. The utility has completed repairs to the line linking the Hursthill and Mayfair substations, with final testing underway before the electricity can be switched back on to critical facilities such as hospitals, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and Sentech. Isaac Mangena, a City Power spokesperson, explained that the utility is working in phases to restore supply, starting with finalizing the testing of the line between Hursthill substation and SABC. Once this is complete, electricity will then be switched on to affected customers. However, those still reliant on the Mayfair substation will face a longer wait as teams continue to replace damaged infrastructure, such as cabling and replacing old infrastructure with new. City Power hopes to restore power to at least the first customers by Sunday of this weekend, with the remaining 100% of affected customers to be restored by the next weekend.",
  "summary": "Residents of Mayfair and surrounding areas have been without electricity since Sunday",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}