Power cut affecting Sudbury 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:

CO8 5EE, CO8 5DR, CO8 5HW, CO8 5DJ, CO10 7LY, CO8 5HS, CO8 5ER, CO8 5DL, CO8 5HF, CO8 5HH, CO8 5HP, CO8 5HQ, CO8 5HG, CO8 5AP, CO8 5DT, CO10 7PD, CO8 5DP, CO8 5HA, CO8 5HD, CO8 5AN, CO8 5BG, CO8 5BQ, CO8 5BE, CO8 5AE, CO8 5DU, CO8 5HR, CO8 5HE, CO8 5HJ, CO8 5EU, CO8 5HN, CO10 7LX, CO8 5AD, CO8 5DE, CO8 5BD, CO8 5DD, CO8 5DG, CO8 5DB, CO8 5DS, CO8 5DF, CO8 5DQ, CO8 5DH, CO8 5FD, CO8 5DW, CO8 5DN, CO8 5BX, CO8 5EG, CO8 5LN, CO8 5AA, CO8 5BS, CO8 5JB, CO8 5ED, CO8 5EF, CO8 5HZ, CO8 5DA, CO8 5LL, CO8 5AB, CO8 5JE, CO8 5AQ, CO8 5ES, CO10 7, CO8 5

Latest updates

• 25 Oct, 19:24

  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, 20:04

  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 07:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 26 Oct, 00:34

  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, 07:39

  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.

• 26 Oct, 08:41

  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.

• 26 Oct, 09:31

  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, 16:12

  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, 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, 16:32

  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.