Restored Ref: INCD-639518-Z

Power cut affecting Watford and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting Watford and nearby areas
Start: 2026-10-20T08:05:04.480Z
End: 2026-10-20T09:09:17.407Z
Location: Watford

WD25 0EP, WD25 0HF, WD25 0JB, WD25 0JA, WD25 0HH and 7 more postcodes

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

Started

20 Oct, 09:05

Status

Restored 20 Oct, 10:09

Affected area (approximate)

What happened?

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

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

WD25 0EP, WD25 0HF, WD25 0JB, WD25 0JA, WD25 0HH, WD25 0AB, WD25 0HJ, WD25 0HE, WD25 0HL, WD25 0HS, WD25 0ES, WD25 0

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20 Oct, 10:16

Power restored

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, 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.
20 Oct, 22:23

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.

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