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City Power
City Power Johannesburg (or Joburg City Power) is a state owned power utility, wholly owned by the City of Johannesburg. Its responsibilities include buying electricity from power producers and supplying it to the public, and installing and maintaining the electrical infrastructure in the City of Johannesburg. It supplies electricity to 3.2 million people in the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area.
Joburg City Power was established as a separate company from the City of Johannesburg on 1 January 2000. On 19 December 2001, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), granted City Power a licence to trade.
In 2022, it took over the electricity distribution functions from Eskom to Soweto and parts of Johannesburg, including Sandton, Orange Farm, Finetown, Ivory Park and Diepsloot; Eskom was previously responsible for supplying electricity to most parts of Johannesburg.
In 2013, a controversial R1.2 billion contract was awarded by the City of Johannesburg to Edison Power, a company owned by Vivian Reddy, a close ally of Jacob Zuma, for smart meters used by City Power customers. Edison Power was initially allocated a R600-million share of an R800-million contract. Subsequently, the contract value was revised to R1.25 billion and Edison Power received the exclusive contract. When its maintenance budget ran dry in 2025, it launched an investigation into the conduct of 15 employees and some contractors who were allegedly responsible for fraudulent invoicing, inflated prices for cleaning equipment, ineffectual maintenance and failed infrastructure projects.
In 2025, the Hawks raided City Power in an ongoing investigation concerning suspicious payments totalling half a billion rand. City Power executives approved 3 payments to contractors; one of which is under investigation by the Hawks.
City Power currently obtains 90% of its power from Eskom and 10% from the Kelvin Power Station from which it seeks to move away from.
In 2014, it announced that it will remotely switch off geysers "to reduce the impact of load shedding."
In 2021, it resolved to be an electricity generator to "reduce over-reliance on Eskom". In 2023, the City of Johannesburg along with City Power aimed to cut load shedding in Johannesburg by 3 stages through the use of smart meters and the recommissioning of two existing open cycle gas turbines. It also sought to secure power on a long-term basis from independent power producers (IPPs).
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City Power
City Power Johannesburg (or Joburg City Power) is a state owned power utility, wholly owned by the City of Johannesburg. Its responsibilities include buying electricity from power producers and supplying it to the public, and installing and maintaining the electrical infrastructure in the City of Johannesburg. It supplies electricity to 3.2 million people in the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area.
Joburg City Power was established as a separate company from the City of Johannesburg on 1 January 2000. On 19 December 2001, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), granted City Power a licence to trade.
In 2022, it took over the electricity distribution functions from Eskom to Soweto and parts of Johannesburg, including Sandton, Orange Farm, Finetown, Ivory Park and Diepsloot; Eskom was previously responsible for supplying electricity to most parts of Johannesburg.
In 2013, a controversial R1.2 billion contract was awarded by the City of Johannesburg to Edison Power, a company owned by Vivian Reddy, a close ally of Jacob Zuma, for smart meters used by City Power customers. Edison Power was initially allocated a R600-million share of an R800-million contract. Subsequently, the contract value was revised to R1.25 billion and Edison Power received the exclusive contract. When its maintenance budget ran dry in 2025, it launched an investigation into the conduct of 15 employees and some contractors who were allegedly responsible for fraudulent invoicing, inflated prices for cleaning equipment, ineffectual maintenance and failed infrastructure projects.
In 2025, the Hawks raided City Power in an ongoing investigation concerning suspicious payments totalling half a billion rand. City Power executives approved 3 payments to contractors; one of which is under investigation by the Hawks.
City Power currently obtains 90% of its power from Eskom and 10% from the Kelvin Power Station from which it seeks to move away from.
In 2014, it announced that it will remotely switch off geysers "to reduce the impact of load shedding."
In 2021, it resolved to be an electricity generator to "reduce over-reliance on Eskom". In 2023, the City of Johannesburg along with City Power aimed to cut load shedding in Johannesburg by 3 stages through the use of smart meters and the recommissioning of two existing open cycle gas turbines. It also sought to secure power on a long-term basis from independent power producers (IPPs).