Restored Ref: INCD-419342-J

Power cut affecting Ilford and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting Ilford and nearby areas
Start: 2026-10-31T20:25:26.000Z
End: 2026-10-31T21:54:24.567Z
Location: Ilford

IG1 4EL, IG1 1DG, IG1 4EQ, IG1 4GF, IG1 1LX and 3 more postcodes

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

Started

31 Oct, 20:25

Status

Restored 31 Oct, 21:54

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:

IG1 4EL, IG1 1DG, IG1 4EQ, IG1 4GF, IG1 1LX, IG1 4EJ, IG1 1, IG1 4

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31 Oct, 20:55

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.
31 Oct, 21:15

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 01-NOV-2026 01:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
31 Oct, 22:05

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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