Is there a power cut in the Rochester postcode area right now?

1 live incident affecting the ME postcode area right now.

The ME postcode area covers Rochester and the surrounding postcodes.

Active incidents

active UK Power Networks

ME17 3NF, ME17 3ND, ME17 3NE, ME17 3NN, ME17 3

Started: 08 Oct, 15:03

Restoration estimate (operator's own, not guaranteed): by 09 Oct, 02:00

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~10

We're investigating an overhead electricity line fault which has caused a power cut in the local area.

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Planned work

No planned work currently affects the ME postcode area.

Recently restored

restored UK Power Networks

ME11 5JL, ME11 5JF, ME11 5JN, ME11 5JQ, ME11 5

Started: 07 Oct, 21:49

Restored: 09 Oct, 01:12

Due to a faulty piece of underground network equipment we had to turn off your power.

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restored UK Power Networks

ME12 1UN, ME12 2NT, ME12 2PE, ME12 2AF, ME12 2PD, ME12 2AE

Started: 08 Oct, 06:44

Restored: 08 Oct, 16:23

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~2

A fault occurred on an underground electricity cable affecting the local area.

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restored UK Power Networks

ME3 9NP, ME3 9NW, ME3 9BE, ME3 9

Started: 08 Oct, 13:49

Restored: 08 Oct, 14:45

We had to turn off power in your area so our engineers could safely carry out emergency repairs to the network.

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Last 14 days

Operator	Power cuts	Typical time to fix
UK Power Networks	53	1h 34m
Total	53	1h 34m

Postcode districts in the ME area

District	Current	Total (14d)	Last power cut
Rochester ME1 Rochester, Borstal, Burham, Wouldham	0	2	30 Sept, 15:11
Rochester ME2 Strood, Halling, Cuxton, Frindsbury	0	1	07 Oct, 18:17
Rochester ME3 Hoo Peninsula, Higham	0	1	08 Oct, 13:49
Chatham ME4 Chatham, Brompton, Luton, St. Mary's Island	0	2	01 Oct, 12:27
Chatham ME5 Walderslade, Blue Bell Hill, Lordswood, Luton	0	3	04 Oct, 19:32
Gillingham ME7 Gillingham, Brompton, Hempstead, Bredhurst	0	4	26 Sept, 09:53
Gillingham ME8 Rainham, Parkwood, Twydall, Hempstead, Wigmore	0	9	30 Sept, 19:06
Sittingbourne ME9 Newington, Teynham, Iwade	0	10	08 Oct, 13:34
Sittingbourne ME10 Sittingbourne, Kemsley, Milton Regis	0	7	08 Oct, 12:55
Queenborough ME11 Queenborough, Rushenden	0	1	07 Oct, 21:49
Sheerness ME12 Isle of Sheppey, Minster, Sheerness, Eastchurch	0	9	08 Oct, 06:44
Faversham ME13 Faversham, Boughton under Blean, Selling	0	3	08 Oct, 07:25
Maidstone ME14 Maidstone, Bearsted, Grove Green	0	6	29 Sept, 17:01
Maidstone ME15 Maidstone, Downswood, Shepway, Senacre, Loose, Park Wood, Tovil, East Farleigh	0	7	04 Oct, 05:25
Maidstone ME17 Hollingbourne, Hucking, Harrietsham, Lenham, Boughton Monchelsea, Linton, Coxheath, Chart Sutton	1	6	08 Oct, 15:03
Maidstone ME18 Wateringbury, Mereworth, Teston, Nettlestead, West Peckham, Yalding, Laddingford	0	2	07 Oct, 17:53
West Malling ME19 West Malling, Kings Hill, Leybourne, East Malling	0	6	07 Oct, 14:24

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