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Power cut affecting London and nearby areas

W1U 7DL, W1U 3BW, W1U 3EY, W1U 7DY, W1U 3BZ and 6 more postcodes

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

Started

21 Oct, 12:40

Customers affected

~1 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 22 Oct, 03:42

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:

W1U 7DL, W1U 3BW, W1U 3EY, W1U 7DY, W1U 3BZ, W1U 6AU, W1U 7DJ, W1U 6HN, W1U 3, W1U 6, W1U 7

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Latest updates

  • 21 Oct, 12:59

    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, 13:19

    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 17:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 21 Oct, 14:16

    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 17:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 21 Oct, 15:36

    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 21-OCT-2026 17:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 22 Oct, 03:46

    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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