Is there a power cut in the Kirkwall postcode area right now?
No known power cut currently affects the KW postcode area.
The KW postcode area covers Kirkwall and the surrounding postcodes.
Active incidents
No active incidents currently affect the KW postcode area.
Planned work
No planned work currently affects the KW postcode area.
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restored Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
KW14 7XQ, KW14 8XQ, KW14 7, KW14 8
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restored Planned work Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
KW15 1EU, KW15 1
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restored Planned work Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
KW17 2RA, KW17 2RB, KW17 2RD, KW17 2RF, KW17 2RP, KW17 2
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 | 24 | 2h 46m |
| Total | 24 | 2h 46m |
Postcode districts in the KW area
| District | Current | Total (14d) | Planned (14d) | Last power cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wick Wick, John o' Groats, Keiss |
0 | 7 | 3 | 04 Oct, 18:57 |
| Lybster Ulbster, Whaligoe, Bruan |
0 | 3 | 0 | 29 Sept, 11:58 |
| Lybster Lybster, Clyth |
0 | 4 | 0 | 30 Sept, 00:59 |
| Latheron Latheron, Latheronwheel |
0 | 1 | 0 | 30 Sept, 00:59 |
| Brora Brora |
0 | 2 | 0 | 06 Oct, 19:50 |
| Golspie Golspie |
0 | 2 | 0 | 06 Oct, 19:50 |
| Kinbrace Kinbrace |
0 | 1 | 0 | 03 Oct, 17:48 |
| Halkirk Halkirk, Georgemas, Westerdale |
0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Forsinard Forsinard, Achiemore |
0 | 1 | 0 | 03 Oct, 17:48 |
| Thurso Thurso, Scrabster, Castletown, Dunnet, Mey, Melvich, Strathy, Bettyhill |
0 | 6 | 0 | 08 Oct, 17:18 |
| Kirkwall Kirkwall, St Ola |
0 | 4 | 4 | — |
| Stromness Stromness, Hoy, Flotta, Graemsay, Sandwick, Stenness |
0 | 1 | 0 | 05 Oct, 09:44 |
| Orkney Mainland, North Isles, Burray, South Ronaldsay |
0 | 13 | 4 | 05 Oct, 14:54 |
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