About 50% of areas are without power in Durban.
An explosion was reported at the Klaarwater major substation.
This resulted in areas in the Northern, Western and Southern regions of the City without power.
“The eThekwini Municipality is aware of a trip out at our Klaarwater Major substation, which is a key supply point to the city from Eskom. Many areas around the city are affected by this power outage.
“Our technicians are currently investigating,” the city’s spokesperson Lindiwe Khuzwayo said.
East Coasters living in the city have told Newswatch that areas like Mariannhill, Kloof, Pinetown, Northdene, Gillits, the Bluff, Wentworth and KwaMashu are some of the areas affected by the outage.
Residents have also shared detailed accounts of what is believed to have been explosions at some substations.
The cause of the outage has not yet been confirmed.
Watch the video below for more details on this story