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Power cut affecting Dartford and nearby areas

TN14 5RW, TN14 5RR, TN14 5RX, TN14 5RN, TN14 5RJ and 29 more postcodes

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

Started

24 Oct, 22:49

Customers affected

~51 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 25 Oct, 16:36

Affected area (approximate)

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:

TN14 5RW, TN14 5RR, TN14 5RX, TN14 5RN, TN14 5RJ, TN14 5RS, TN14 5RL, TN14 7UD, DA4 0HX, DA4 0HU, TN14 5QX, TN14 5RU, TN14 7UB, TN14 5RP, TN14 7RR, TN14 5QU, TN14 5RT, TN14 7RS, DA4 0HT, DA4 0HY, TN14 7UE, TN14 7RU, DA1 5PQ, TN14 7RT, DA1 5PT, TN14 7SA, TN14 5QY, TN14 5HU, DA4 0JB, DA4 0JA, DA1 5, DA4 0, TN14 5, TN14 7

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Latest updates

  • 24 Oct, 22:54

    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.

  • 25 Oct, 07:04

    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 15:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 25 Oct, 13:10

    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 17:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 25 Oct, 16:42

    Power restored

    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 17:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 25 Oct, 17:07

    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.

  • 25 Oct, 19:34

    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.

This power cut may be eligible for compensation. It ran 12 hours or more with 51 customers still affected at that point, under Ofgem's Guaranteed Standards scheme. See how to make a compensation claim.

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