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Power cut affecting Lewes and nearby areas

BN8 6SB, BN8 6RX, BN8 6SL, BN8 6SA, BN8 6RT and 4 more postcodes

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

Started

02 Nov, 07:42

Customers affected

~17 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 02 Nov, 10:21

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:

BN8 6SB, BN8 6RX, BN8 6SL, BN8 6SA, BN8 6RT, BN8 6SP, BN8 6EU, BN8 6RU, BN8 6

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Latest updates

  • 02 Nov, 07:55

    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.

  • 02 Nov, 08:35

    Power cut reported

    We are aware of an incident caused by LV OH 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 02-NOV-2026 13:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 02 Nov, 10:25

    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 02-NOV-2026 13:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 02 Nov, 11:05

    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.

  • 02 Nov, 13:25

    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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