Is eskom.co.za down - February, 2026?
Eskom.co.za is a website managed by South African energy provider, Eskom. The website provides information on electricity generation and distribution, as well as news, customer services, job opportunities, and more.
eskom.co.za outages reported by users in the last 24 hours
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This chart shows the number of Eskom outages/problems reported by users in the past 24 hours. All data in the chart is in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone.
Recent Eskom User Reports
Check out the latest user reports on Eskom, detailing the types of issues experienced and their locations. This helps you determine if others in your area are encountering similar problems.
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Feb 01, 2026 - 13:15A visitor from Johannesburg, South Africa has reported a problem with Pay Bills
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Jan 28, 2026 - 08:02
A visitor from Johannesburg, South Africa has reported a problem with Tender Bulletin is not working
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Jan 27, 2026 - 08:04
A visitor from Sandton, South Africa has reported a problem with Tender Bulletin is not working
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Jan 26, 2026 - 07:34
A visitor from Pretoria, South Africa has reported a problem with Pay Bills
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Jan 14, 2026 - 08:46
A visitor from Pretoria, South Africa has reported a problem with Tender Bulletin is not working
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Jan 10, 2026 - 15:30
A visitor from Ceres, South Africa has reported a problem with Tender Bulletin is not working
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Jan 10, 2026 - 06:51
A visitor from Cape Town, South Africa has reported a problem with Tender Bulletin is not working
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Most common Eskom problems reported by users
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Eskom Outage Locations
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Last Reported
Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA
82
16 days ago
Ceres, Western Cape, ZA
36
1 months ago
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA
20
1 months ago
Kamaqhekeza, Mpumalanga, ZA
3
3 months ago
Tzaneen, Limpopo, ZA
3
3 months ago
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, ZA
2
8 months ago
London, England, GB
2
1 years ago
Paris, Île-de-France, FR
1
1 years ago
Gravelines, Hauts-de-France, FR
1
1 years ago
Farmington, Missouri, US
1
1 years ago
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Chanel
Johannesburg, South Africa • 20 days agopower outage at 4 & 6 Lees street Wynberg
Tammy
Sandton, South Africa • 21 days ago13 Varty street Duncanville ext 3 Vereeniging off since Saturday 25 January 2026
Billy Nkwe
Pretoria, South Africa • 1 months agoMorning I would to report the out on the meter number 04231140049, pole number 01A01 at Peter Nchabeleng, Makgofe extension next community hall
Our number are 077 289 5075 / 076 209 6623
Dian
Ceres, South Africa • 1 months ago15 Paris Crescent Franschhoek has no power
Gary
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 months ago15 Paris Crescent
Shaun
Pretoria, South Africa • 1 months agoSilverton, Waltloo area no power sinse morning.
Ana Paula
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa • 1 months agoPower outage
M F Phalane
Pretoria, South Africa • 2 months agoThere is a fault in our area, 949 unit 21, Garankuwa since yesterday please send out a technician
Sihle
Pretoria, South Africa • 2 months agoNo power at Bhiliya area since last night, empangeni kzn
Johannesburg, South Africa • 2 months ago
Nomai Ndhlovu
Carmen
Cape Town, South Africa • 2 months agoPower outage since this morning
APHIWE
Tokoza, South Africa • 2 months agoNO ELECTRICITY @AIRPORT PARK GERMISTONE
St
Secunda, South Africa • 2 months agoPower outage again the whole Hartbeespoort dam with no feedbavk
Secunda, South Africa • 2 months ago
Power outage again the whole Hartbeespoort dam with no feedbavk
Secunda, South Africa • 2 months ago
Power outage again the whole Hartbeespoort dam with no feedbavk
Cape Town, South Africa • 3 months ago
I cannot purchase electricity anywhere??
Christiaan
Kamaqhekeza, South Africa • 3 months agoOur power is of in witbank near jakaroo park near the safari cafe
Visitor
Johannesburg, South Africa • 3 months agoNo electricity in aqua Azure complex in Florida for more then 24hours with no communication, to what is going on.
Noko Malebani
Tzaneen, South Africa • 3 months agoHi there has been a power outage since Sunday 18 October 2025 at my area and there was no communication whatsoever, i stay at Vosloorus Ext 3, it happened at around 11am till now.
K de Koster
Johannesburg, South Africa • 4 months agoSummer place power off
Tholakele makhowane . from Newcastle kzn
Durban, South Africa • 5 months agoGreetings . I hear that there will no electricity from the 22 the month I don't know until when but they say it going to long to come back they say it not loading shedding please help
Tholakele makhowane . from Newcastle kzn
Durban, South Africa • 5 months agoGreetings . I hear that there will no electricity from the 22 the month I don't know until when but they say it going to long to come back they say it not loading shedding please help
Celeste Samsodien
Cape Town, South Africa • 5 months agoSteenberg Cape Town power is off
charmaine
Pretoria, South Africa • 5 months agoWe have no power in Raats Drive PARKLANDS and received no notification of a power outage here today
PARKLANDS, CAPE TOWN
charmaine
Pretoria, South Africa • 5 months agoWe have no power in Raats Drive PARKLANDS and received no notification of a power outage here today
charmaine
Pretoria, South Africa • 5 months agoWe have no power in Raats Drive PARKLANDS and received no notification of a power outage here today
Leon
Randburg, South Africa • 5 months agoI am in uitsig bloemfontein power still off it has been more than 24hours
Titania
Pretoria, South Africa • 5 months agoOutage at Tshisahulu, since 2 pm
Titania
Pretoria, South Africa • 5 months agoOutage at Tshisahulu, since 2 pm
Nolubabalo
Durban, South Africa • 6 months agoDelays from eskom outages reported it been a week
Nolubabalo
Durban, South Africa • 6 months agoDelays from eskom outages reported it been a week
Nolubabalo
Durban, South Africa • 6 months agoDelays from eskom outages reported it been a week
Nolubabalo
Durban, South Africa • 6 months agoDelays from eskom outages reported been a week
Nolubabalo
Durban, South Africa • 6 months agoDelays from eskom outages
Nolubabalo
Durban, South Africa • 6 months agoDelays from eskom outages
Nolubabalo
Durban, South Africa • 6 months agoDelays from eskom outages
Nolubabalo
Durban, South Africa • 6 months agoDelays from eskom outages
Durban, South Africa • 6 months ago
Delays from eskom outages
Nolubabalo
Durban, South Africa • 6 months agoMeter Box not displayed
Anthony Court
Kyiv, Ukraine • 6 months agoPower out in steger street groenkloof pretoria
Dzunisani mabunda
Johannesburg, South Africa • 6 months agoMy Eskom website is blocked, please help, I want to Apply for jobs and is not opening
Dzunisani Creation Mabunda
Johannesburg, South Africa • 6 months agoI am unable to open the Eskom Careers website, it says my Account is blocked, and i want to apply, please help
Visitor
Johannesburg, South Africa • 7 months agoNo power since 11am
Sipho Mtsolo
Johannesburg, South Africa • 7 months agoSince last night we are darkness
Phodzo
Pretoria, South Africa • 7 months agoExperience electricity outage, at gateway Student Accommodation, claim street, Doornfontein, Johannesburg
Tracey
Cape Town, South Africa • 7 months agoWe have no electricity.It is quite a few houses in Sir lowry s'pass.The same problem as last week
Anonymous
Gansbaai, South Africa • 7 months agoGansbaai power out
Noxolo
Johannesburg, South Africa • 7 months agoWe dont have electricity in San ridge Midrand
Abraham
Johannesburg, South Africa • 7 months agoAtlantic Beach, Melkbosstrand: power running at 116V. Been like that since about 22:00 yesterday (17 June 2025), after going dark just after 16:00.
Johannesburg, South Africa • 8 months ago
How long is Parklands north going to be off
Ernest
Johannesburg, South Africa • 8 months agoOutages in Pretoria 492 Bush road
Siyabonga
Durban, South Africa • 8 months agoCant buy prepaid electricity
Guest here
Midrand, South Africa • 8 months agoKempton park
Barbara
Cape Town, South Africa • 8 months agoNo power in house in Khayelitsha
Makhaza 41174 Phefumla street
I have no electricity for more than three weeks now
Please assist
Charles
Cape Town, South Africa • 8 months agowebsite not functioning. Just get a code error 520 when trying to access my account to submit merter readings
LV
Stellenbosch, South Africa • 8 months agoWe have no power. Sunningdale, Cape Town.
Muldersdrift, South Africa • 9 months ago
We have not had electricity in welterfvedenpark since last night
Nosipho
Johannesburg, South Africa • 9 months agoOur row at White City Jabavu is down and we don’t know what’s happening we don’t have updates the electricity got taken at 9:55 this always happens all the time with our row when the other row has electricity
Roxane
Johannesburg, South Africa • 9 months agoNo power Queensburgh
David Mudau
Pretoria, South Africa • 9 months agoPower supply challenges at Tshikonelo village in Thulamela asba result of faulty transformer
Lee
Johannesburg, South Africa • 9 months agoOur power been off since early morning hours
Johann Terblanche
Boksburg, South Africa • 9 months agoRietvlei View without power now alteady 7 hours
Johannesburg, South Africa • 9 months ago
There hasn't been electricity since 3 am and now it's (23:10)
Johannesburg, South Africa • 9 months ago
There hasn't been electricity since 3 am and now it's (23:10)
Johannesburg, South Africa • 9 months ago
There hasn't been electricity since 3 am and now it's (23:10)
Annelize
Johannesburg, South Africa • 10 months agoElectricity off in 18th and 17th streets in Rietfontein Pretoria
Morris
Johannesburg, South Africa • 10 months agoMemel, Free State. Powe has been off since last night around 19:20
Pretoria, South Africa • 11 months ago
There has been a power outage in 20th avenue Rietfontein Pretoria since 3am this morning [28 February 2025]. There is still no power. What is the reason?
Courtney
Johannesburg, South Africa • 11 months agoKramerville no power since Saturday
Ria Thado
Pretoria, South Africa • 1 years agoPower outage in Ngovhela Village, Thohoyandou, Limpopo for almost 4 hours. What's going on? Other areas are lit and no load-shedding schedule was was reported.
John Kirby
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 years agono electricity in kenridge
Steven van Vuuren
Durban, South Africa • 1 years agopower is off in the area of winder street and barrow street in umkomaas since early this morning
Mel
Johannesburg, South Africa • 1 years agoNo power in Kempton park
Christo
Johannesburg, South Africa • 1 years agoHi good evening our area Wesbank 7580 power is off since 11.30pm I will appreciate feedback ASAP
Joy Falk
Durban, South Africa • 1 years agoPower is out at 6 Hibberd Road Empangeni
Orkney Monyela
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 years agoResidents of Willenhall Close in Parklands Cape town, are forced to endure up to three days without power over the Christmas period. There has been power outage from the 25th of December and continuing into the 27th of December 2024. No urgent response from Eskom!
Orkney Monyela (Willenhall Close resident)
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 years agoResidents of Willenhall Close in Parklands Cape town, are forced to endure up to three days without power over the Christmas period. There has been power outage from the 25th December and continuing into the 27th December 2024. No urgent response from Eskom!
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 years ago
Residents of Willenhall Close in Parklands Cape town, are forced to endure up to three days without power over the Christmas period. There has been power outage from the 25th December and continuing into the 27th December 2024. No urgent response from Eskom!
BARRY GRAHAM
London, United Kingdom • 1 years agoNO POWER IN HOUT BAY 25 DECEMBER 18.00
MOATSHE MAPULE
Midrand, South Africa • 1 years agoPlease assist by restoring Power at Masobye Pankop..Mpumalanga....No power since 14 Dec 2024 and few houses affected at Matebeleng Section
Lindi
Port Elizabeth, South Africa • 1 years agoPower outage in Kenwin, Blanken Road
Shirley Bolley
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 years agoNo electricity to be bought except certain banks periodically since 15.00 hours till now in the Belleville area Eskom offline.
Shirley Bolley
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 years agoNo electricity to be bought except certain banks periodically since 15.00 hours till now in the Belleville area
Shirley Bolley
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 years agoPower off in the greater Belleville area since 15.00 until now
Buntu
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 years agoI can't buy electricity. It say your service is offline. Till when?
Cumings
Paris, France • 1 years agoNot able to access eskom on Google. Google just says this site can't be reached. Therefore cannot login to my account
Hannah
Modimolle, South Africa • 1 years agoModimolle without powee
Pretoria, South Africa • 1 years ago
No eskom power since 14h00 today modimolle olifantspoort area SJ line
Peter
Sebokeng, South Africa • 1 years agoI have no power on my meter box
Calvin
Pretoria, South Africa • 1 years agoWe can't buy the electricity on app now
Teeman
Pretoria, South Africa • 1 years agoExt 3 Mailula Park when are we going to have power since from yesterday no report what's going on
Sibusiso
Gravelines, France • 1 years agoPower is on and off ...and it's low.
I'm from Bundu, Thembisile Hani Local Municipality.
Dennis
Paarl, South Africa • 1 years agocsonline.eskom unable to accept meter readings. Cannot login. Probably the least helpful website in Africa. Kana provides the service for eskom. Another service provider unable to offer the basic customer services to their users.
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 years ago
Can't buy prepaid electricity
Peter
Pretoria, South Africa • 1 years agoWon't accept acc no or password
Fanie Pretorius
Pretoria, South Africa • 1 years agoPower is off in and around Modimolle.
Maria
Farmington, United States • 1 years agoPower out on 5th Ave in Lambton Germiston. When can we expect power to be restored?
Connie PEche
Heidelberg, South Africa • 1 years agocsonline.eskom.co.za seems to be down I have been trying for 2 months now to "FORGOT PASSWORD" link but without success. Even sent an email to their mpumalanga province email address and have not received a response at all
Gail
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 years agoThe whole of Theo Marais Sports Complex has been without electricity since yesterday 18-10-2024
Karen
Tzaneen, South Africa • 1 years agoHas no power since 9pm last night (14th) - when do you expect it to be back on in Letsitele
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 years ago
Power off since 10am
Clement Arendze
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 years agoNo power at 12 47th street Elsies River
N.coetzee
Durban, South Africa • 1 years agoShongweni valley, kzn
Leah
Pretoria, South Africa • 1 years agoLoadshedding at Mokopane Mzombane Block B, no notice given
Sandton, South Africa • 1 years ago
Eskom power in Morningside Sandton off from 17:30 on 31 May 2024.
Wynand
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 years agoStellenbosch 15 power out
Scott Mitchell
Scottburgh, South Africa • 1 years agoPower has not been restored after loadshedding.
Durban, South Africa • 1 years ago
No power in Scottburgh kzn