Restored Ref: INCD-418766-J

Power cut affecting London and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting London and nearby areas
Start: 2026-10-23T15:15:46.000Z
End: 2026-10-23T18:20:01.343Z
Location: London

SW8 3BS, SW8 3DL, SW8 3RX, SW8 3DB, SW8 3DD and 11 more postcodes

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

Started

23 Oct, 16:15

Customers affected

~63 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 23 Oct, 19:20

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:

SW8 3BS, SW8 3DL, SW8 3RX, SW8 3DB, SW8 3DD, SW8 3DG, SW8 3DF, SW8 3BA, SW8 3BT, SW8 3TY, SW8 3TQ, SW8 3AJ, SW8 3BB, SW8 3BN, SW8 3DE, SW8 3

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23 Oct, 16:21

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.
23 Oct, 16:31

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 23-OCT-2026 20:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
23 Oct, 19:24

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 23-OCT-2026 20:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
23 Oct, 20:14

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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