Power cut affecting Norwich and nearby areas

What happened?

We were investigating a high voltage overhead electricity line fault which caused a power cut in the local area.

Which areas are affected?

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

NR10 4BD, NR20 5PJ, NR11 6AQ, NR11 6QL, NR10 4HZ, NR10 4SF, NR10 4SD, NR10 4SB, NR11 6QH, NR11 6QJ, NR11 6QW, NR11 6QX, NR11 6RB, NR11 6RJ, NR11 6RX, NR11 6SN, NR11 6SH, NR11 6SP, NR11 6RS, NR11 6RT, NR11 6SA, NR11 6SD, NR11 6RL, NR11 6RN, NR11 6SF, NR20 5SF, NR20 5PY, NR20 5QN, NR20 5QD, NR20 5QG, NR20 5QW, NR20 5PL, NR20 5PH, NR20 5AR, NR20 5BG, NR20 5BS, NR20 5BT, NR20 5DA, NR20 5DF, NR20 5DD, NR20 5BP, NR20 5QP, NR10 4RY, NR11 6RU, NR10 4SG, NR11 6RH, NR11 6RQ, NR11 6AD, NR11 6RG, NR11 6SW, NR11 6RW, NR11 6SG, NR11 6SR, NR20 5AL, NR20 5QA, NR20 5QB, NR20 5QH, NR10 4RT, NR20 5QY, NR20 5BN, NR20 5BE, NR20 5BA, NR20 5UB, NR20 5UA, NR21 0DQ, NR10 4EP, NR20 5BY, NR20 5BZ, NR20 5SB, NR20 5SL, NR20 5SQ, NR20 5RT, NR10 4EW, NR20 5RZ, NR20 5BJ, NR20 5TX, NR20 5DG, NR20 5BB, NR20 5RE, NR20 5AY, NR20 5RU, NR11 6QN, NR20 5DE, NR20 5QT, NR20 5AX, NR20 5DQ, NR20 5SA, NR11 6QQ, NR11 6SQ, NR20 5RR, NR20 5QE, NR20 5QF, NR20 5QJ, NR20 5QX, NR20 5BL, NR20 5BD, NR24 2NN, NR10 4SE, NR11 6RE, NR20 5BX, NR20 5BU, NR20 5AS, NR20 5QR, NR20 5SN, NR20 5SW, NR20 5SG, NR20 5RX, NR20 4QP, NR20 5SE, NR20 5TN, NR20 4UW, NR20 4RU, NR20 5RS, NR20 5AH, PE31 8HQ, NR20 5BH, NR20 5BF, NR21 0NG, NR20 5RB, NR20 5PP, NR20 5SJ, NR10 4NT, NR20 5TR, NR20 5DB, NR20 5FA, NR20 5NE, NR20 5AW, NR10 4, NR11 6, NR20 4, NR20 5, NR21 0, NR24 2, PE31 8

Latest updates

• 24 Oct, 18:28

  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, 19:08

  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, 19:28

  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.

• 24 Oct, 20:48

  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.

• 24 Oct, 22:04

  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, 22:24

  Power cut reported

  We are aware of an incident caused by 11kV OH Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 25-OCT-2026 03:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 25 Oct, 00:24

  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.

• 25 Oct, 07:24

  Power cut reported

  We are aware of an incident caused by 11kV OH Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 25-OCT-2026 16:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 25 Oct, 16:32

  Power restored

  We are aware of an incident caused by 11kV OH Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 25-OCT-2026 16:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 25 Oct, 23:54

  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.