# City Power is dealing with more than six-thousand outstanding outage reports in Johannesburg as freezing temperatures drive up electricity demand. The utility says adverse weather conditions are delaying response times, while increased power use is placing additional pressure on the electricity network. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says teams are working to restore supply and attend to faults. He urges residents to report outages through the utility’s official channels as repair crews continue responding to calls.
City Power faces more than 6,000 outage reports as cold drives up Joburg electricity demand