Restored Ref: INCD-464915-G

Power cut affecting Chatham and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting Chatham and nearby areas
Start: 2026-10-19T18:22:55.000Z
End: 2026-10-19T21:28:55.357Z
Location: Chatham

ME5 9AG, ME5 9QL, ME5 9QN, ME5 9GF, ME5 9PE and 3 more postcodes

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

Started

19 Oct, 19:22

Status

Restored 19 Oct, 22:28

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:

ME5 9AG, ME5 9QL, ME5 9QN, ME5 9GF, ME5 9PE, ME5 9QJ, ME5 9FE, ME5 9

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19 Oct, 19:35

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 20-OCT-2026 00:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
19 Oct, 22:36

Power restored

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 20-OCT-2026 00:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
20 Oct, 04:26

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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