Power cut affecting Maidstone 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:

TN12 5EN, ME18 6JS, ME18 6EW, ME18 6HZ, ME18 6DQ, ME18 6DN, ME18 6JY, ME18 6HG, TN12 6PY, TN12 6PX, TN12 6RT, ME18 6AN, ME18 6JW, ME18 6JN, ME18 6HB, ME18 6HT, ME18 6JJ, ME18 6AH, ME18 6EJ, ME18 6EQ, ME18 6AG, ME18 6HJ, TN12 6PP, TN12 6PA, ME18 6DA, ME18 6BJ, TN12 6UU, TN11 0JL, TN12 5HW, TN12 5HS, TN12 5HJ, TN12 5AT, TN12 5EX, TN12 5HB, TN12 5PD, TN12 5PB, TN12 5ES, TN12 5AD, TN12 5DY, TN12 5NA, TN12 5LT, TN12 5AY, TN12 5BJ, TN12 5LD, TN12 5EQ, TN12 5DE, ME18 6HA, ME18 6JT, ME18 6HU, ME18 6JP, TN12 5DH, TN12 5DA, TN12 5BS, TN12 5BT, TN12 5LN, TN12 6DE, TN12 6DL, TN12 6PS, ME18 6DB, ME18 6BW, ME18 6BL, ME18 6BS, TN12 6QF, TN12 6RS, TN12 6PU, TN11 0JG, TN12 5HN, TN12 5HT, TN12 5JH, TN12 5LG, TN12 5AN, TN12 5ET, TN12 5EW, TN12 5DR, TN12 5AU, TN12 5AZ, TN12 5BA, TN12 5EH, TN12 5DG, TN12 5BP, TN12 6BU, TN12 6DG, ME18 6HY, ME18 6AF, ME18 6HH, TN12 6SD, ME18 6DW, ME18 6BU, ME18 6DG, ME18 6BH, TN12 5HQ, TN12 5JL, TN12 5HF, TN12 5DZ, TN12 5LE, TN12 5LX, TN12 5LP, TN12 5DB, TN12 5LL, ME18 5JS, TN12 5HU, TN12 5HA, TN12 5AA, TN12 5DL, TN12 5JS, TN12 5LU, TN12 5BQ, TN12 6RR, TN12 6BT, TN12 6PW, TN12 6PD, ME18 6BQ, TN11 0JJ, TN12 5HL, TN12 5ER, TN12 5AP, TN12 5AG, TN12 5EE, TN12 5DX, TN12 5DT, TN12 5DJ, TN12 5LB, TN11 0JR, TN12 5BG, TN12 5EG, TN12 5BW, ME18 6BX, ME18 6BN, TN12 5HX, TN12 5JE, TN12 5AB, TN12 5LA, TN11 0JP, TN12 5DF, TN12 5BX, TN12 5JB, TN12 5JA, TN12 5AL, TN12 5ED, TN12 5EA, TN12 5JU, ME18 6EL, ME18 6HX, ME18 6AJ, ME18 6HS, TN12 6DB, TN12 6BE, TN12 6SE, TN12 6QB, TN12 5BN, TN12 6PF, TN12 6PJ, TN12 6PR, ME18 6BZ, ME18 6BE, ME18 6ES, TN12 6DJ, TN12 6PH, TN12 6PN, TN12 6QQ, TN12 5AE, TN12 5NN, TN12 5AX, TN11 0JE, TN12 5HR, TN12 5AS, TN12 5PA, TN12 5NL, TN12 5JJ, TN12 5AQ, TN12 5DW, TN12 5BL, ME18 6AW, ME18 6BP, TN11 0JH, TN12 5EU, TN12 5DP, TN12 5LQ, TN12 5DD, TN12 6QD, TN12 5BU, TN12 5NP, TN12 5DN, TN12 5JT, TN12 5BE, TN12 5BB, ME18 6JL, TN12 6DA, TN12 6QJ, TN12 6PT, TN12 6PL, ME18 6BY, ME18 6EP, ME18 6DP, TN12 6PE, TN12 6NW, ME18 6ER, ME18 6JR, ME18 5HN, ME18 6BG, TN11 0JN, TN12 5NJ, TN12 5LJ, ME18 6EH, ME18 6DD, ME18 6DE, TN12 5AR, TN12 5DU, ME18 6JB, TN12 5LR, TN12 6QH, TN12 5NB, ME18 6JX, TN12 5JP, TN12 6QN, ME18 6EN, ME18 6DJ, TN12 6PG, TN12 6UT, TN12 5AJ, TN12 5LS, TN12 5JR, TN12 6RP, TN12 5AH, TN12 5HH, TN12 5BH, ME18 6AL, ME18 6JA, ME18 6DF, TN12 5HD, ME18 6HL, TN12 5LH, TN12 6NU, TN12 6QE, TN12 6NX, TN11 0JD, TN12 6NS, TN11 0PX, ME18 6DL, ME18 6BT, TN12 6PB, TN12 5JN, TN12 6PZ, TN12 6BX, TN12 6HH, TN12 5HP, TN12 5BY, ME18 6BD, TN12 5EB, TN11 0GY, ME18 6EG, TN12 5DQ, TN12 5LW, TN12 5BD, ME18 6AD, TN12 5EJ, TN12 5BF, TN12 5EF, ME18 6AA, TN12 5BZ, TN12 5EL, ME18 6FN, ME18 5, ME18 6, TN11 0, TN12 5, TN12 6

Latest updates

• 25 Oct, 12:50

  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.

• 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 26-OCT-2026 01:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 25 Oct, 15:32

  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 26-OCT-2026 01:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 25 Oct, 16:52

  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, 18:24

  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.