Power cut affecting London and nearby areas

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:

EC1R 3AP, WC1X 0DT, EC1R 4QL, EC1R 4RR, EC1R 4QB, WC1X 0DW, EC1R 3AR, EC1R 3, EC1R 4, WC1X 0

Latest updates

• 21 Oct, 12:09

  Power cut reported

  We are currently experiencing problems with the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers have attended the fault, and have made an emergency repair to restore power to as many premises as possible. It is our intention to return to make a permanent repair as soon as we can. I'm sorry, but we can't give you a time for this at present. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 21 Oct, 12:29

  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 21-OCT-2026 16:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 21 Oct, 13:26

  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 21-OCT-2026 16:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 21 Oct, 15:46

  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 21-OCT-2026 20:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 21 Oct, 15:56

  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 21-OCT-2026 20:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 21 Oct, 23:26

  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.