Restored Ref: INCD-418835-J

Power cut affecting London and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting London and nearby areas
Start: 2026-10-24T16:37:28.000Z
End: 2026-10-25T01:09:55.867Z
Location: London

SE19 1UR, SE19 1LT, SE19 1XF, SE19 1HL, SE19 1LN and 1 more postcodes

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

Started

24 Oct, 17:37

Customers affected

~1 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 25 Oct, 01:09

Affected area (approximate)

What happened?

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

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

SE19 1UR, SE19 1LT, SE19 1XF, SE19 1HL, SE19 1LN, SE19 1

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24 Oct, 19:28

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, but we are sorry we can't give you a time for the restoration of supply at present. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
24 Oct, 19:38

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 24-OCT-2026 23:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
25 Oct, 00:14

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 25-OCT-2026 03:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
25 Oct, 01:24

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 25-OCT-2026 03:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

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