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Power cut affecting London and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting London and nearby areas
Start: 2026-10-20T21:03:29.000Z
End: 2026-10-21T00:47:05.457Z
Location: London

W1T 1PH, W1T 1PN, W1T 1PF, W1T 1PD, W1T 1QH and 5 more postcodes

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

Started

20 Oct, 22:03

Customers affected

~37 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 21 Oct, 01:47

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:

W1T 1PH, W1T 1PN, W1T 1PF, W1T 1PD, W1T 1QH, W1T 1AB, W1T 1EJ, W1T 1PJ, W1T 1PE, W1T 1

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20 Oct, 23:03

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 20-OCT-2026 03:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
20 Oct, 23:23

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 20-OCT-2026 03:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
21 Oct, 01:53

Power restored

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 20-OCT-2026 03:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
21 Oct, 02:13

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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