Power cut affecting Rye and nearby areas

What happened?

An underground electricity cable faulted on our high voltage network, causing an area wide power cut.

Which areas are affected?

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

TN31 6LZ, TN31 6LP, TN31 6SR, TN31 6NA, TN31 6LX, TN31 6LT, TN31 6LA, TN31 6LS, TN31 6LH, TN31 6NB, TN31 6LB, TN31 6LE, TN31 6LY, TN31 6LR, TN31 6LU, TN32 5QW, TN32 5QQ, TN32 5QB, TN32 5PZ, TN32 5RS, TN32 5QF, TN32 5QG, TN32 5QA, TN32 5QD, TN32 5XE, TN31 6PD, TN31 6PA, TN32 5RU, TN31 6PB, TN32 5RT, TN32 5QE, TN32 5QJ, TN32 5QH, TN31 6JX, TN32 5SH, TN32 5HA, TN32 5RY, TN32 5RG, TN32 5TD, TN32 5QP, TN32 5QR, TN32 5TB, TN32 5QT, TN32 5RD, TN32 5TJ, TN31 6PF, TN31 6PW, TN31 6PH, TN32 5QS, TN31 6PJ, TN32 5RQ, TN32 5RP, TN32 5TA, TN32 5SA, TN31 6JT, TN31 6PQ, TN31 6PE, TN32 5TL, TN32 5RX, TN32 5XD, TN31 6LJ, TN31 6HQ, TN31 6ND, TN32 5RA, TN31 6NN, TN32 5RJ, TN31 6NP, TN31 6LD, TN31 6NE, TN31 6LN, TN32 5QN, TN31 6PL, TN32 5SE, TN32 5RR, TN32 5TH, TN32 5QU, TN31 6JP, TN32 5RE, TN32 5RN, TN32 5QY, TN31 6JN, TN32 5TR, TN31 6PP, TN32 5TP, TN31 6JR, TN32 5TG, TN32 5RL, TN32 5TF, TN32 5TS, TN32 5TT, TN31 6GA, TN31 6HJ, TN31 6LQ, TN31 6PG, TN31 6GB, TN31 6GD, TN31 6LG, TN32 5XB, TN31 6JS, TN31 6RA, TN31 6LF, TN32 5RH, TN32 5TN, TN31 6AF, TN31 6NX, TN32 5QL, TN32 5TE, TN32 5BS, TN32 5SF, TN32 5BF, TN31 6, TN32 5

Latest updates

• 27 Oct, 15:44

  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 27-OCT-2026 18:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 27 Oct, 18:19

  Power restored

  We are aware of an incident caused by 11kV UG Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 27-OCT-2026 18:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 27 Oct, 20:37

  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.