03/06/2026
NOTICE OF PLANNED ESKOM POWER OUTAGE :
Stanford and Gansbaai areas
on 4 June 2026
Eskom has advised that essential maintenance work will be undertaken at the Hermanus Substation on Thursday, 4 June 2026. The work involves the replacement of 66kV breakers and will require a planned power outage affecting customers supplied by both the Overstrand Municipality and Eskom in the Stanford and Greater Gansbaai areas.
The outage will take place from 08:00 to 18:30.
Areas affected :
- Stanford and surrounding farms (including Eskom direct customers)
- Greater Gansbaai area, including De Kelders, Perlemoenbaai, Gansbaai , Masakhane, Blompark, Industrial Area, Kleinbaai, Birkenhead, Franskraal, Uilenkraalsmond, Pearly Beach and surrounding farms, Baardskeerdersbos and surrounding Eskom direct customers as well as Eskom farm lines.
Some of the affected areas are among those that experienced electricity supply interruptions following the severe storms earlier in May.
The Greater Hermanus, Hangklip-Kleinmond area will not be affected by this planned outage.
Issued by :
Overstrand Municipal Manager
Dr Dean O’Neill