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Power cut affecting Brighton and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting Brighton and nearby areas
Start: 2026-10-25T18:00:47.000Z
End: 2026-10-25T18:39:37.790Z
Location: Brighton

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

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

Started

25 Oct, 18:00

Customers affected

~26 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 25 Oct, 18:39

Affected area (approximate)

What happened?

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

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

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

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25 Oct, 18:24

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 22:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
25 Oct, 18:44

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 22:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
25 Oct, 18:54

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.

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