Restored Ref: INCD-639577-Z

Power cut affecting Ipswich and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting Ipswich and nearby areas
Start: 2026-10-20T09:58:42.693Z
End: 2026-10-20T11:34:43.857Z
Location: Ipswich

IP1 4NZ, IP1 4LJ, IP1 4LL, IP1 4LW, IP1 4NH and 3 more postcodes

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

Started

20 Oct, 10:58

Customers affected

~27 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 20 Oct, 12:34

Affected area (approximate)

What happened?

We had to turn off power in your area so our engineers could safely carry out emergency repairs to the network.

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

IP1 4NZ, IP1 4LJ, IP1 4LL, IP1 4LW, IP1 4NH, IP1 4LR, IP1 4LH, IP1 4

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20 Oct, 11:06

Power cut reported

We are aware of an incident caused by Emergency Isolation affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 20-OCT-2026 12:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
20 Oct, 12:48

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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