Power cut affecting Crawley and nearby areas

What happened?

We were investigating a high voltage overhead electricity line fault which caused a power cut in the local area.

Which areas are affected?

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

RH19 2RD, RH19 2RB, RH19 2EA, RH19 2BP, RH19 2EQ, RH19 2EL, RH19 2DZ, RH19 2BL, RH19 2BS, RH19 2DY, RH19 2AW, RH19 2EJ, RH19 2SE, RH19 2EH, RH19 2EB, RH19 2GP, RH19 2AX, RH19 2SG, RH19 2BF, RH19 2AZ, RH19 2AS, RH19 2AT, RH19 2AU, RH19 1QF, RH19 2SA, RH19 2AY, RH19 1QE, RH19 2BA, RH19 2SL, RH19 2BJ, RH19 2PF, RH19 2PQ, RH19 2PE, RH19 2JN, RH19 2JL, RH19 2RT, RH19 2JH, RH19 2SB, RH19 2RU, RH19 2EG, RH19 2EF, RH19 2BT, RH19 2GN, RH19 2LT, RH19 2JJ, RH19 2QZ, RH19 2RA, RH19 2QY, RH19 2TH, RH19 2QU, RH19 2QT, RH19 2QS, RH19 2QH, RH19 2QN, RH19 2PX, RH19 2QA, RH19 2PU, RH19 2PY, RH19 2QF, RH19 2QQ, RH19 2QE, RH19 2PZ, RH7 6HR, RH7 6HS, RH7 6HT, RH7 6HU, RH7 6GP, RH7 6GJ, RH7 6AN, RH10 3HD, RH10 3HE, RH10 3EZ, RH10 3EY, RH10 3EL, RH10 3HB, RH10 3HF, RH10 3EG, RH10 3EF, RH10 3EE, RH10 3HA, RH19 2QG, RH7 6HH, RH7 6HJ, RH19 2RE, RH19 2RF, RH19 2HD, RH19 2RZ, RH19 2ED, RH19 2EE, RH19 2JW, RH7 6NW, RH7 6HP, RH7 6LF, RH7 6HL, RH7 6HN, RH19 1XP, RH19 1XZ, RH10 3HG, RH10 3EQ, RH19 2QB, RH19 2AR, RH10 3, RH19 1, RH19 2, RH7 6

Latest updates

• 24 Oct, 18:08

  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.

• 24 Oct, 18:18

  Power cut reported

  We are aware of an incident caused by 11kV OH Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 25-OCT-2026 00:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 24 Oct, 19:48

  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.

• 24 Oct, 22:44

  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.