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Power cut affecting Gillingham and nearby areas

ME8 8AT, ME8 8EW, ME8 8JE, ME8 8EN, ME8 8JA and 3 more postcodes

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

Started

26 Oct, 12:59

Status

Restored 27 Oct, 01:44

Affected area (approximate)

What happened?

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

Which areas are affected?

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

ME8 8AT, ME8 8EW, ME8 8JE, ME8 8EN, ME8 8JA, ME8 8JB, ME8 8JD, ME8 8

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Latest updates

  • 26 Oct, 15:42

    Power cut reported

    We are aware of an incident caused by Unknown affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this, but 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.

  • 26 Oct, 16:02

    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 26-OCT-2026 21:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 26 Oct, 16:32

    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 26-OCT-2026 21:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 27 Oct, 01:50

    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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