Lerwick (ZE) power cuts

No known power cut currently affects the ZE postcode area.

The ZE postcode area covers Lerwick and the surrounding postcodes.

Active incidents

No active incidents currently affect the ZE postcode area.

Planned work

No planned work currently affects the ZE postcode area.

Recently restored

restored Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks

ZE2 9BS, ZE2 9DL, ZE2 9DN, ZE2 9DP, ZE2 9DR, ZE2 9DS

Started: 09 Oct, 01:04

Restored: 09 Oct, 16:03

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

ZE2 9DW, ZE2 9

Started: 09 Oct, 01:04

Restored: 09 Oct, 14:00

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~1

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

ZE1 0TN, ZE1 0TQ, ZE1 0TR, ZE1 0TS, ZE1 0TU, ZE1 0TX

Started: 08 Oct, 20:02

Restored: 08 Oct, 22:44

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~19

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	49	49m
Total	49	49m

Postcode districts in the ZE area

District	Total (14d)	Planned (14d)	Last power cut
Shetland ZE1 Lerwick, Scalloway, Trondra	29	1	08 Oct, 20:02
Shetland ZE2 Bressay, Yell, Unst, Fetlar, Foula, Fair Isle	31	2	09 Oct, 01:04
Shetland ZE3 Virkie	2	0	29 Sept, 14:25

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