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Power cut affecting Brighton and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting Brighton and nearby areas
Start: 2026-10-25T13:40:51.000Z
End: 2026-10-25T18:24:42.306Z
Location: Brighton

GU24 8AS, GU24 8AU, GU24 8AT, BN2 3QB, BN2 3 and 1 more postcodes

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

Started

25 Oct, 13:40

Status

Restored 25 Oct, 18:24

Affected area (approximate)

What happened?

A fault has occurred on a piece of our electrical equipment which controls the power to your home.

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

GU24 8AS, GU24 8AU, GU24 8AT, BN2 3QB, BN2 3, GU24 8

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25 Oct, 16:22

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, 16:32

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 25-OCT-2026 22:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
25 Oct, 18:24

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 25-OCT-2026 22:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

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