26April25: Please note that we experienced an Eskom Power Dip at 15:52, the electronic contactors in the mini-substations are reconnecting to the grid. MES is on standby.

02May25: Please note that we experienced an eskom Power Dip at 12:10, the electronic contactors in the mini-substations are reconnecting to the grid. MES is on standby.

13May25: Power Alert: Eskom stage 2 load shedding will be implemented between 16:00 and 22:00 for the next 3 days. ⚠️ Load shedding in Midstream: Tuesday 16:00-18:30 Please check web application for live updates mes.midstream.co.za/LoadShed

13May25: Eskom stage 2 load shedding in progress from 16:00-18:30 (2.5 hours) Please check web application for live updates mes.midstream.co.za/LoadShed

13May25: Power restored after Eskom load shedding. Should your power still be off, please check your DB or report the fault on the MES website. ⚠ Midstream will not be affected by stage 2 load shedding for next 2 days as per Eskom power alert.

15May25: MES is aware of the power outage affecting Midstream Estate and is currently engaging with Eskom.

15May25: Power restored after Eskom Outage. Should your power still be off, please check your DB or report the fault on the MES website.

5Jun25: Please take note that MES will, in preparation of support during load shedding, undertake control tests for a seamless transition. This may result in an unintentional outage of 10 - 20 minutes. To limit the impact the tests will be done at midnight tonight. Regards MES

11Jun25: Please note that we experienced a power dip at 15:49. Should your power still be off, please check your DB or contact MES Standby 0795574540.

12Sep25: Please note that we experienced a power dip at 12.16. Should your power still be off, please check your DB or contact MES Standby 0795574540.

17Oct25: Please note that we experienced a power dip at 07:59. Should your power still be off, please check your DB or contact MES Standby 0795574540.

Water Supply Notice to use water sparingly. Those at home note that Rand Water has curtailed inflow of water to Midstream Reservoirs while undertaking planned maintenance work. Midstream reservoirs dropped to 60% of full capacity & will last another 12-24 hrs, depending on usage.

💧Update on water interruption. Randwater advised that they have successfully completed their upgrade and started pumping water again at 4am this morning. Full supply should be restored during the day.

💧Water supply update @ 19:55 A small, but noticeable, increase in pressure can be seen at the inflow to the Midstream reservoirs indicating a steady inflow into the system. We trust that all will be stabilised overnight.

09Mar2026: MES is aware of the power outage affecting part Midstream. We are investigating, no ETR available.

09Mar26: Power restored to all areas in Midstream. Should your power still be off, please check your DB or report the fault on the MES website

16Mar26: MES is aware of the power outage affecting part of Midstream. We are investigating, no ETR available.

16Mar26: MES is aware of the power outage affecting 7 Mini-subs, communication will be sent via SMS directly to the Mini-subs affected.