Power cut affecting Newmarket 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:

IP28 8JL, IP28 8JS, IP28 8TB, IP28 8TE, IP28 8TJ, IP28 6AR, IP28 8JJ, IP28 8TW, IP28 6AU, IP28 8LR, IP28 6BN, IP28 6ST, IP28 8LG, IP28 6AN, IP28 8JW, CB8 7QH, CB8 7QL, CB8 7RG, IP28 6NY, CB8 7QN, IP28 8JN, IP28 8TT, IP28 8LN, IP28 8TG, IP28 8JZ, IP28 8JP, IP28 6SR, IP28 6AP, IP28 8TL, IP28 6AT, IP28 8JQ, IP28 6SN, IP28 6BW, IP28 8TA, IP28 6BQ, IP28 8JU, IP28 8TQ, IP28 6AW, IP28 8JR, IP28 8TP, IP28 8LL, IP28 8LH, IP28 6BD, IP28 6AX, IP28 8TF, IP28 8TN, IP28 6BH, IP28 6AA, IP28 6BA, IP28 6AJ, IP28 6AY, IP28 6BL, IP28 8JH, IP28 8LQ, IP28 8TH, IP28 8LW, IP28 8JT, IP28 6SX, IP28 8LP, IP28 6SW, IP28 6AZ, CB8 7QP, IP28 8LF, IP28 8LJ, IP28 8LB, IP28 6SS, IP28 8ER, IP28 6BS, IP28 6BG, IP28 6BB, IP28 6AQ, IP28 8TD, IP28 8SG, IP28 8LA, IP28 6AF, IP28 8TZ, N4 3DZ, N4 3AL, N4 3AX, N4 3RY, N4 3AT, IP28 8NE, N4 3RZ, IP28 8GE, IP28 8GF, IP28 8XG, IP28 8WQ, IP28 6SH, IP28 8WX, IP28 8WS, IP28 8WU, IP28 8GH, IP28 8GB, IP28 8HJ, IP28 8WP, IP28 8WJ, IP28 8WR, IP28 8WT, IP28 6WF, IP28 6WG, IP28 6WJ, IP28 6BE, IP28 8WW, IP28 8WY, IP28 8XA, IP28 8UR, IP28 8FY, IP28 8NQ, IP28 8GR, IP28 8QX, IP28 8GX, IP28 8GU, IP28 8FW, IP28 8TR, IP28 8RT, IP28 8ZB, IP28 6FA, IP28 6FE, CB8 8WF, CB8 7PT, CB8 8SP, CB8 8SF, CB8 8SS, CB8 8RT, CB8 8SQ, CB8 8SN, CB8 8SW, CB8 8SE, CB8 7QF, CB8 8QH, CB8 7QD, CB8 8QX, CB8 8ST, CB8 8SG, CB8 7QY, CB8 7QQ, CB8 8QY, CB8 8SU, CB8 8RZ, CB8 8QL, CB8 7QG, CB8 7QS, CB8 8QP, CB8 7QX, CB8 8SL, CB8 7QA, CB8 8SB, CB8 7PL, CB8 8PR, IP28 8LD, CB8 8QR, CB8 7PP, CB8 8QJ, CB8 8QS, CB8 7RA, CB8 8QZ, CB8 8SZ, CB8 7RB, CB8 7PR, CB8 8SR, CB8 8SD, CB8 8QW, CB8 7PJ, CB8 7QJ, CB8 7PY, CB8 8QN, IP28 8LE, CB8 8QT, CB8 7PN, CB8 7PZ, CB8 9EQ, CB8 7UU, CB8 7QB, CB8 8FX, CB8 8FA, CB8 8FJ, CB8 8JY, CB8 8GY, CB8 8WE, CB8 7FG, CB8 8QU, IP28 8XP, IP28 8XL, IP28 8XN, IP28 8XJ, IP28 8XH, CB8 8HL, CB8 7FY, CB8 7FF, CB8 7FX, CB8 8QQ, CB8 9JD, CB8 9SD, CB8 7FE, CB8 7FW, CB8 7GJ, CB8 8QG, CB8 7, CB8 8, CB8 9, IP28 6, IP28 8, N4 3

Latest updates

• 24 Oct, 22:14

  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 25-OCT-2026 04:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 25 Oct, 04:44

  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 and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 25-OCT-2026 10:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 25 Oct, 10:48

  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 11:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 25 Oct, 12:20

  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, 12:30

  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, 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 and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 25-OCT-2026 17:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 25 Oct, 17:27

  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 23:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 25 Oct, 21:14

  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, 22:04

  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.

• 26 Oct, 00:34

  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.