Explosion at Central Substation causes power outages in Gauteng
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- Where
- Central Substation in Marshalltownresolved to admin1
- When
- Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-10-19 · last update 2026-10-20
- Sourcing
- 2 reports2 reports across 1 outlet · independence not established
- How far this got
- reportednamed facility unresolvedOptical coverageSub-metre commercial imagery was recommended; Sentinel-2 is the closest we carry at 10 m, so small objects will not resolve.
Summary
A fire and explosion at the Central Substation in Marshalltown have triggered a prolonged power outage across parts of Johannesburg's inner city, marking the fourth such incident since September. City Power is currently conducting final safety checks and technical work at the site to restore electricity to affected areas, including the Carlton Centre and Marshalltown. Additionally, crews are working on cabling to the Selby Substation to restore power to industrial customers in Selby. The Democratic Alliance has attributed the infrastructure failure to a lack of maintenance by the City of Johannesburg.
What imagery could confirm
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What remains unresolved
- named facility unresolved
Timeline
2 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.
2 change(s) before the history shown here.
Sources
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- timeslive.co.za
2 reports in all; the full list with the facts taken from each is part of the event detail on Pro.
Related events
2 related event(s) and 2 place(s) or facilities — the same facility, place, actor or campaign. Part of the event detail on Pro.
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