Restored Ref: INCD-419284-J

Power cut affecting London and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting London and nearby areas
Start: 2026-10-29T23:32:32.000Z
End: 2026-10-30T07:17:16.077Z
Location: London

SW6 1RL, SW6 1TX, SW6 1TT, SW6 1RU, SW6 1RP and 22 more postcodes

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

Started

29 Oct, 23:32

Customers affected

~22 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 30 Oct, 07:17

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:

SW6 1RL, SW6 1TX, SW6 1TT, SW6 1RU, SW6 1RP, SW6 1RR, SW6 1RX, SW6 1RQ, SW6 1RS, SW6 1FA, SW6 1FU, SW6 1FX, SW6 1FY, SW6 1GA, SW6 1SJ, SW6 1TU, SW6 1TS, SW6 1UE, SW6 1TN, SW6 1XR, SW6 1UT, SW6 1UB, SW6 1RJ, SW6 1TR, SW6 1UA, SW6 1UF, SW6 1

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Latest updates

29 Oct, 23:43

Power cut reported

We are currently experiencing problems with the electricity supply in your area. We are arranging to have engineers investigate the fault. 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.
29 Oct, 23:53

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.
30 Oct, 00:03

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 30-OCT-2026 03:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
30 Oct, 04:13

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 30-OCT-2026 07:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
30 Oct, 05:23

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 30-OCT-2026 07:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
30 Oct, 07:13

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 30-OCT-2026 11:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
30 Oct, 07:23

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 30-OCT-2026 11:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
30 Oct, 08:33

Power restored

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.

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