Restored Ref: INCD-419437-J

Power cut affecting Ilford and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting Ilford and nearby areas
Start: 2026-11-02T18:40:59.000Z
End: 2026-11-02T20:49:22.747Z
Location: Ilford

IG1 3JR, IG1 3JP, IG1 3HQ, IG1 4UF, IG1 3 and 1 more postcodes

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

Started

02 Nov, 18:40

Customers affected

~4 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 02 Nov, 20:49

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:

IG1 3JR, IG1 3JP, IG1 3HQ, IG1 4UF, IG1 3, IG1 4

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02 Nov, 18:55

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.
02 Nov, 19:25

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 02-NOV-2026 22:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
02 Nov, 20:55

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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