Power cut affecting Hailsham and nearby areas

What happened?

We were investigating a transformer fault on the high voltage network that caused a power cut in the local area.

Which areas are affected?

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

TN21 0JR, TN21 0AL, TN21 8LA, TN21 0UP, TN21 0NU, TN21 0JT, TN21 0EX, TN21 0HL, TN21 0EE, TN21 9HA, TN21 0DJ, TN21 8QH, TN21 0SS, TN21 0SX, TN21 0LX, BN8 6JD, BN8 6EQ, TN21 0EZ, TN21 0DU, TN21 9EX, TN21 0AW, TN21 0AN, TN21 0AB, TN21 0HJ, TN21 0LS, TN21 0SR, TN21 9HJ, TN21 9ES, TN21 0LG, BN8 6JB, BN8 6QP, TN21 0EG, TN21 9HG, TN21 9AT, TN21 0NN, TN21 9QH, TN21 0AR, TN21 0QG, BN8 6QB, TN21 0EB, TN21 0EF, TN21 9HP, TN21 0HF, TN21 0HH, TN21 9BD, TN21 9QA, BN27 4JH, TN21 0RY, TN21 0JP, BN27 4JJ, TN21 8HU, BN8 6ED, TN21 0EY, TN21 9HN, BN27 4HD, TN21 8BA, TN21 0AH, TN21 8LJ, BN8 6EB, BN27 4HJ, TN21 9AS, TN21 8AP, BN8 6DS, BN8 6QL, TN21 9QL, TN21 8JD, TN21 0PN, TN21 0LT, BN8 6DT, BN8 6HG, TN21 9ET, BN27 4JF, TN21 8AS, TN21 8AJ, TN21 8BT, TN21 0BL, TN21 0HR, TN21 8AE, TN21 8AR, TN21 8BW, TN21 0AD, BN8 6DL, TN21 8EH, TN21 0AP, TN21 8LB, TN21 0RU, BN8 6EH, TN21 0JL, TN21 0HW, TN21 9QE, TN21 8AN, TN21 0DX, TN21 0BN, TN21 8LG, BN8 6QF, BN27 4EE, TN21 0EH, TN21 0AQ, TN21 0SN, TN21 9HD, TN21 0HE, TN21 0XD, TN21 0PD, BN8 6QT, BN27 4JL, BN8 6HD, TN21 0DY, TN21 9QT, TN21 8AU, TN21 8JX, TN21 8AW, TN21 0LH, TN21 8AF, TN21 0XW, TN21 0LJ, TN21 0AF, TN21 8AZ, TN21 0QY, TN21 0NA, TN21 9EN, TN21 9ED, TN21 9QB, TN21 0NG, BN8 6EF, TN21 8AY, TN21 0AE, TN21 9EE, BN27 4JD, TN21 8BX, TN21 0AJ, TN21 8QN, TN21 0AG, BN8 6RD, TN21 0ET, TN21 8BJ, TN21 8JY, TN21 0UE, BN8 6QS, TN21 9HF, TN21 0NH, TN21 0QD, TN21 0PR, BN8 6QH, TN21 0DA, TN21 0JG, TN21 0XE, TN21 0JH, BN8 6RA, TN21 0LU, TN21 0LD, TN21 0EL, TN21 0EJ, TN21 8BZ, TN21 0QX, TN21 0BB, TN21 0ES, TN21 8BN, TN21 8LW, BN8 6QA, TN21 0BU, TN21 0HQ, TN21 8JT, TN21 8LU, TN21 0BJ, TN21 0JS, TN21 0DD, BN8 6DP, TN21 9EP, TN21 8JR, TN21 0BA, TN21 0BX, TN21 0JJ, TN21 0HB, TN21 0XU, TN21 0SA, TN21 0AX, TN21 0JN, BN27 4HA, TN21 0EA, TN21 0XJ, TN21 0DG, TN21 8BQ, BN8 6QE, TN21 0XT, TN21 8BY, TN21 0QJ, TN21 0RX, BN27 4DY, BN27 4EA, TN21 0DS, TN21 8HQ, BN8 6HB, TN21 9QG, TN21 0JU, TN21 8HS, TN21 0SU, TN21 0ED, TN21 0EU, TN21 8JU, BN8 6HF, TN21 0DH, TN21 8EJ, TN21 0XP, TN21 0BY, TN21 0DE, TN21 0SL, TN21 0AU, TN21 8ER, TN21 9QZ, TN21 9QS, TN21 0DB, TN21 8JB, TN21 0XA, TN21 8EP, BN8 6JQ, TN21 0HA, TN21 0QP, TN21 0NS, TN21 8LD, TN21 0RA, TN21 8AL, TN21 8LH, BN27 4EF, TN21 8BS, BN8 6EE, BN27 4JQ, TN21 0BP, TN21 0LY, TN21 0LA, TN21 8QP, TN21 0HP, BN8 6EL, BN27 4DZ, TN21 0DT, BN27 4EB, TN21 9QD, TN21 0XL, TN21 0NY, TN21 9HE, BN8 6DR, TN21 0HD, TN21 8LS, TN21 0NL, TN21 0AY, TN21 0BH, TN21 8QL, TN21 0PL, TN21 8BP, BN27 4JB, TN21 0JB, TN21 9HB, TN21 0UY, TN21 0UU, BN8 6JH, TN21 0JE, TN21 0RT, TN21 9ER, TN21 0PJ, TN21 8AT, BN8 6EG, TN21 8QR, TN21 0SH, TN21 9PN, TN21 9EU, TN21 0QB, TN21 0PA, TN21 0EQ, BN8 6QZ, TN21 0LE, BN8 6HA, TN21 0HN, TN21 0JD, TN21 0BG, BN8 6QJ, TN21 0XH, BN7 2AD, TN21 0SJ, TN21 9HH, TN21 0XR, TN21 0QZ, TN21 9EL, TN21 8EN, TN21 9PX, TN21 9PT, TN21 0NB, TN21 8DA, BN8 6HQ, BN27 4JN, BN8 6QR, TN21 8BU, TN21 8EL, BN27 4HB, BN27 4EG, TN21 8JA, TN21 0XS, TN21 0QU, TN21 8BB, TN21 9QP, TN21 0NX, TN21 0UG, TN21 0NE, TN21 0LB, TN21 9EH, TN21 0PG, TN21 8EW, BN27 4EY, TN21 0FD, BN8 6QW, TN21 0BD, TN21 0QA, TN21 0GJ, TN21 0QE, TN21 0NP, TN21 8EQ, TN21 0AS, TN21 9QN, TN21 8AX, TN21 0JX, TN21 0AA, TN21 0QR, TN21 0QN, BN27 4JG, TN21 0ST, TN21 9QR, TN21 0ER, TN21 9QW, TN21 0NJ, BN27 4JE, BN27 4QT, TN21 0PE, TN21 0BE, TN21 0QH, BN8 6QX, BN27 4DU, TN21 0PP, TN21 9BA, TN21 0JY, TN21 0LF, TN21 9EJ, TN21 0PH, TN21 0SZ, TN21 0DP, TN21 0YE, BN8 6AF, BN8 6DN, TN21 8FN, TN21 0FB, TN21 9DZ, TN21 0FH, TN21 0FJ, TN21 0FN, TN21 0FP, TN21 0FQ, TN21 0FR, TN21 0GG, TN21 0LZ, TN21 0BT, TN21 0XG, TN21 8HT, TN21 0JF, TN21 0DQ, BN8 6AE, BN8 6AG, TN21 9BF, TN21 0FL, TN21 8AD, TN21 0HG, TN21 0DR, TN21 9PU, TN21 0GE, TN21 0GH, TN21 9HQ, TN21 8JF, TN21 0PB, TN21 8JS, TN21 0YD, TN21 0FW, BN7 2AB, BN7 2PG, BN27 4, BN7 2, BN8 6, TN21 0, TN21 8, TN21 9

Latest updates

• 23 Oct, 17:11

  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.

• 23 Oct, 17:31

  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.

• 23 Oct, 17:41

  Power cut reported

  We are aware of an incident caused by EHV Transformer Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 23-OCT-2026 23:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 23 Oct, 17:51

  Power restored

  We are aware of an incident caused by EHV Transformer Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 23-OCT-2026 23:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 23 Oct, 23:01

  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.