City Power is appealing to residents and businesses to play an active role in protecting critical electricity infrastructure following a sustained increase in theft and vandalism incidents recorded during January 2026. These incidents continue to pose a serious risk to power supply stability, public safety and the delivery of essential services across our supply areas.

Since the beginning of January 2026, we have recorded 112 infrastructure-related incidents across City Power’s Service Delivery Centres. The highest number was recorded in Reuven SDC with 26 incidents, followed by Roodepoort SDC with 20, Randburg and Alexandra SDCs with 16 incidents each, Lenasia SDC with 15 incidents, Hursthill SDC with 5, and Midrand SDC with 2 incidents. Of particular concern is the Inner City SDC, which recorded 12 incidents, many of which occurred repeatedly within underground tunnels.