Restored Ref: INCD-419239-J

Power cut affecting London and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting London and nearby areas
Start: 2026-10-28T23:35:05.000Z
End: 2026-10-29T02:31:01.717Z
Location: London

WC1B 3PS, WC1B 3

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

Started

28 Oct, 23:35

Customers affected

~9 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 29 Oct, 02:31

Affected area (approximate)

What happened?

We had to turn off power in your area so our engineers could safely carry out emergency repairs to the network.

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

WC1B 3PS, WC1B 3

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28 Oct, 23:46

Power cut reported

We are aware of an incident caused by Emergency Isolation 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.
28 Oct, 23:56

Power cut reported

We are aware of an incident caused by Emergency Isolation affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 29-OCT-2026 03:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
29 Oct, 02:39

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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