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Power cut affecting Cambridge and nearby areas

CB10 2HN, CB10 2HL, CB10 2HH, CB10 2NA, CB10 2NB and 128 more postcodes

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

Started

24 Oct, 18:47

Customers affected

~10 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 26 Oct, 23:37

Affected area (approximate)

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:

CB10 2HN, CB10 2HL, CB10 2HH, CB10 2NA, CB10 2NB, CB10 2HQ, CB10 2HF, CB10 2HG, CB10 2EZ, CB10 2HJ, CB10 2ET, CB10 2EX, CB10 2TA, CB10 2EU, CB10 2HB, CB10 2LZ, CB10 2JH, CB11 3DZ, CB11 3DS, CB10 2HY, CB10 2HT, CB10 2HA, CB10 2HW, CB10 2HR, CB10 2HS, CB10 2HP, CB10 2JL, CB10 2JQ, CB10 1XQ, CB10 2HD, CB10 2HZ, CB10 2HX, CB10 2HU, CB10 1RJ, CB21 4NU, CB10 1RD, CB10 1QY, CB10 2LP, CB11 3JN, CB11 3JW, CB10 2JD, CB10 1XB, CB21 4TR, CB10 2JE, CB10 2JF, CB10 2JB, CB10 2NE, CB21 4XN, CB21 4NB, CB21 4NQ, CB21 4LY, CB21 4ND, CB21 4PG, CB21 4NR, CB1 6NR, CB21 4NF, CB21 4JT, CB21 4LX, CB21 4AA, CB21 4AE, CB21 4AH, CB21 4AW, CB21 4NE, CB21 4LB, CB21 4PP, CB21 4NX, CB21 4PB, CB1 6PP, CB21 4NS, CB1 6PW, CB21 4PY, CB21 4LU, CB21 4UF, CB21 4PE, CB21 4NG, CB21 4LS, CB21 4PH, CB21 4PF, CB21 4NA, CB21 4PD, CB21 4UR, CB21 4LW, CB21 4XD, CB21 4XE, CB21 4XF, CB21 4XA, CB21 4XB, CB21 4XQ, CB21 4LT, CB21 4XJ, CB21 4XG, CB21 4XH, CB21 4LG, CB21 4YL, CB21 4YN, CB21 4YW, CB21 4LH, CB21 4LD, CB1 6LD, CB21 4YR, CB21 4YP, CB21 4YS, CB21 4NY, CB21 4LJ, CB21 4LL, CB21 4UW, CB21 4NZ, CB1 6NU, CB1 6LE, CB21 4JH, CB21 4TG, CB21 4JY, CB1 6NT, CB21 4PQ, CB21 4NT, CB21 4JZ, CB21 4LA, CB21 4PN, CB21 4PA, CB21 4AU, CB21 4AT, CB21 4EN, CB21 4LE, CB21 4JP, CB21 4LP, CB21 4NL, CB1 6JT, CB21 4PW, CB1 6, CB10 1, CB10 2, CB11 3, CB21 4

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Latest updates

  • 24 Oct, 18:58

    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, 19:28

    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 02:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 25 Oct, 00:44

    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, 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.

  • 25 Oct, 01:24

    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, 13:51

    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.

  • 25 Oct, 15:42

    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, 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.

  • 26 Oct, 19:14

    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 26-OCT-2026 23:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 26 Oct, 23:40

    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 26-OCT-2026 23:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 27 Oct, 01:10

    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.

This power cut may be eligible for compensation. It ran 12 hours or more with 40 customers still affected at that point, under Ofgem's Guaranteed Standards scheme. See how to make a compensation claim.

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