Restored Ref: INCD-641036-Z

Power cut affecting Hitchin and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting Hitchin and nearby areas
Start: 2026-10-24T10:25:13.033Z
End: 2026-10-24T18:07:33.427Z
Location: Hitchin

SG8 9NW, SG8 9LJ, SG8 9LT, SG8 9GG, SG8 6HB and 6 more postcodes

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

Started

24 Oct, 11:25

Status

Restored 24 Oct, 19:07

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:

SG8 9NW, SG8 9LJ, SG8 9LT, SG8 9GG, SG8 6HB, SG8 9LX, SG5 4GG, SG8 9EL, SG5 4, SG8 6, SG8 9

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24 Oct, 11:46

Power cut reported

We are currently experiencing problems with the electricity supply in your area. We are arranging to have engineers investigate the fault. 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.
24 Oct, 19:18

Power restored

We are currently experiencing problems with the electricity supply in your area. We are arranging to have engineers investigate the fault. 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.
24 Oct, 20:38

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.

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