Power cuts in Scotland

4 live incidents affecting Scotland right now.

We’ve recorded 504 power cuts in Scotland in the last 14 days (286 Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, 218 SP Energy Networks). Scotland is covered by SP Energy Networks, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks -- see our operator directory for each one's number and website.

Current incidents

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (4)

active Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks

HS2 0HD, HS2 0

Started: 07 Oct, 19:39

Restoration estimate (operator's own, not guaranteed): by 08 Oct, 01:30

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~0

Contains data from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0
restored Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks

IV51 9HD, IV51 9HG, IV51 9HQ, IV51 9UR, IV51 9

Started: 07 Oct, 18:48

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~0

Contains data from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0
restored Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks

AB15 7QX, AB15 7RA, AB15 7RB, AB15 8AQ, AB15 8QH, AB15 7

Started: 07 Oct, 15:06

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~0

Contains data from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0
active Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks

EH23 4BB, EH23 4FF, EH23 4FG, EH23 4FJ, EH23 4

Started: 07 Oct, 13:17

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~19

Contains data from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0

SP Energy Networks (4)

active SP Energy Networks

KA7 1SZ, KA7 1SU, KA7 1SH, KA7 1UQ, KA7 1SP, KA7 1

Started: 07 Oct, 19:24

Restoration estimate (operator's own, not guaranteed): by 07 Oct, 23:39

Contains data from SP Energy Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0
active SP Energy Networks

ML6 6NS, ML6 6NT, ML6 0LE, ML6 0LA, ML6 0LD, ML6 0LB

Started: 07 Oct, 09:54

Restoration estimate (operator's own, not guaranteed): by 08 Oct, 08:30

Contains data from SP Energy Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0
restored SP Energy Networks

EH13 9LG, EH13 9LQ, EH13 9LY, EH13 9

Started: 07 Oct, 09:32

Restoration estimate (operator's own, not guaranteed): by 07 Oct, 22:00

Contains data from SP Energy Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0
active Planned work SP Energy Networks

KY15 4PB, KY15 4NB, KY15 4PA, KY15 4NU, KY15 4

Started: 24 Sept, 09:29

Restoration estimate (operator's own, not guaranteed): by 24 Sept, 12:00

Contains data from SP Energy Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0

Last outages

SP Energy Networks (2)

restored SP Energy Networks

DG9 7

Started: 07 Oct, 20:03

Restoration estimate (operator's own, not guaranteed): by 08 Oct, 00:18

Contains data from SP Energy Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0
active SP Energy Networks

KA7 1SZ, KA7 1SU, KA7 1SH, KA7 1UQ, KA7 1SP, KA7 1

Started: 07 Oct, 19:24

Restoration estimate (operator's own, not guaranteed): by 07 Oct, 23:39

Contains data from SP Energy Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (1)

active Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks

HS2 0HD, HS2 0

Started: 07 Oct, 19:39

Restoration estimate (operator's own, not guaranteed): by 08 Oct, 01:30

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~0

Contains data from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0

Last 14 days

Operator	Power cuts	Typical time to fix
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks	286	2h 19m
SP Energy Networks	218	2h 40m
Total	504	2h 30m

If your power is off right now, call 105, free, 24/7 -- we're an information service, not the operator. See the operator directory for who covers your area, or our FAQ if you think you may be due compensation.

We've been collecting outage data since 12 September 2026.

Towns and cities in Scotland

See our local power cut pages for which towns in Scotland have their own dedicated page.