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Power cut affecting Southend-On-Sea and nearby areas

SS1 2UD, SS1 2UA, SS1 2UB, SS1 2XR, SS1 2XP and 5 more postcodes

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

Started

30 Oct, 03:44

Customers affected

~42 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 30 Oct, 12:29

Affected area (approximate)

What happened?

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

Which areas are affected?

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

SS1 2UD, SS1 2UA, SS1 2UB, SS1 2XR, SS1 2XP, SS1 2SQ, SS1 2SH, SS1 2UQ, SS1 2UG, SS1 2

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Latest updates

  • 30 Oct, 03:53

    Power cut reported

    We are aware of an incident caused by Unknown affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 30-OCT-2026 08:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 30 Oct, 04:03

    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 30-OCT-2026 08:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 30 Oct, 05:23

    Power cut reported

    We are aware of an incident caused by LV UG Network Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 30-OCT-2026 08:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 30 Oct, 05:53

    Power cut reported

    We are aware of an incident caused by LV UG Network Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 30-OCT-2026 12:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 30 Oct, 10:10

    Power cut reported

    We are aware of an incident caused by LV UG Network Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 30-OCT-2026 14:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 30 Oct, 12:36

    Power restored

    We are aware of an incident caused by LV UG Network Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 30-OCT-2026 14:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 30 Oct, 18:54

    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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