A neighbour-reported board of where the electricity is out across Soweto right now — load reduction, faults, or just your meter — with Eskom's fault channels.
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Most of Soweto buys electricity straight from Eskom, not from the city's City Power — a legacy arrangement that a transfer agreement has been slowly unwinding since 2022. National load shedding has been suspended for over a year, but Eskom 'load reduction' — switching off overloaded feeders at peak times — still hits parts of Soweto: Zola, Jabulani, Naledi and Dobsonville's extensions appeared on the July 2026 schedules. Eskom says it aims to end load reduction in Gauteng by March 2027.
This board is neighbours confirming to each other where the power is out right now, so you can tell a load-reduction window or a fault from a problem with your own meter. It is not Eskom's own status — their fault line below is the official channel.
No power cuts reported right now.
Chiawelo
No reports
Diepkloof
No reports
Dlamini
No reports
Dobsonville
No reports · Ext 5 and 7 were on July 2026 load-reduction schedules
Doornkop
No reports
Jabulani
No reports · On July 2026 load-reduction schedules
Kliptown
No reports
Mapetla
No reports
Meadowlands
No reports · All extensions
Moletsane
No reports
Naledi
No reports · On July 2026 load-reduction schedules
Orlando East
No reports · Including Power Park
Orlando West
No reports
Pimville
No reports · All zones
Protea Glen
No reports · Including the extensions
Slovoville
No reports
Zola
No reports · On July 2026 load-reduction schedules
Zondi
No reports
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How this works
Report a fault any time on 08600 37566, through the Alfred chatbot (save 08600 37566 in your phone and message it on WhatsApp, or use alfred.eskom.co.za) — it gives you a reference number in seconds — or by dialling *120*37566# from any phone, no data needed. Have your account or meter number ready.