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Power cut affecting Maidstone and nearby areas

ME15 0QF, ME15 0QE, ME15 0EW, ME15 0AL, ME15 0

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

Started

28 Oct, 02:58

Customers affected

~30 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 28 Oct, 23:11

Affected area (approximate)

What happened?

A fault occurred on an underground electricity cable affecting the local area.

Which areas are affected?

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

ME15 0QF, ME15 0QE, ME15 0EW, ME15 0AL, ME15 0

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Latest updates

  • 28 Oct, 03:07

    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 28-OCT-2026 07:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 28 Oct, 05:07

    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.

  • 28 Oct, 06:07

    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 28-OCT-2026 12:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 28 Oct, 12:06

    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 28-OCT-2026 16:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 28 Oct, 15:56

    Power cut reported

    We are aware of an incident caused by LV UG Network Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 28-OCT-2026 16:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 28 Oct, 16:16

    Power cut reported

    We are aware of an incident caused by LV UG Network Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 28-OCT-2026 19:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 28 Oct, 19:16

    Power cut reported

    We are aware of an incident caused by LV UG Network Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 28-OCT-2026 21:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 28 Oct, 20:16

    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.

  • 28 Oct, 21:06

    Power cut reported

    We are aware of an incident caused by LV UG Network Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 28-OCT-2026 23:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 28 Oct, 22:06

    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.

  • 28 Oct, 22:36

    Power cut reported

    We are aware of an incident caused by LV UG Network Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 28-OCT-2026 23:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 29 Oct, 01:36

    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.

  • 29 Oct, 01:56

    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.

  • 29 Oct, 04:38

    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.

This power cut may be eligible for compensation. It ran 12 hours or more with 30 customers still affected at that point, under Ofgem's Guaranteed Standards scheme. See how to make a compensation claim.

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