Restored Ref: INCD-24544-I

Power cut affecting Basildon and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting Basildon and nearby areas
Start: 2026-10-27T10:37:13.700Z
End: 2026-10-27T12:10:43.690Z
Location: Basildon

SS15 5BY, SS15 5BZ, SS15 5DA, SS15 5EE, SS15 5DF and 1 more postcodes

UK Power Networks Looking after the electricity network in this area.

Started

27 Oct, 10:37

Customers affected

~16 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 27 Oct, 12:10

Affected area (approximate)

What happened?

A fault occurred on a piece of our electrical equipment which controls the power to your home.

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

SS15 5BY, SS15 5BZ, SS15 5DA, SS15 5EE, SS15 5DF, SS15 5

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27 Oct, 10:54

Power cut reported

We are aware of an incident caused by LV Fuse Replacement/Linking affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 27-OCT-2026 15:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
27 Oct, 12:24

Power restored

We have repaired the problem with the electricity supply in your area. There may still be some tidying up to do, and any details have been passed to our Maintenance department, who will attend to it as soon as possible. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

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