Restored Ref: INCD-642359-Z

Power cut affecting Witham and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting Witham and nearby areas
Start: 2026-10-26T12:52:05.770Z
End: 2026-10-26T14:35:39.940Z
Location: Witham

CM9 8BY, CM8 3XE, CM8 3EA, CM8 3EB, CM8 3LG and 4 more postcodes

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

Started

26 Oct, 12:52

Status

Restored 26 Oct, 14:35

Affected area (approximate)

What happened?

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

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

CM9 8BY, CM8 3XE, CM8 3EA, CM8 3EB, CM8 3LG, CM9 8BX, CM8 3LZ, CM8 3, CM9 8

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26 Oct, 14:42

Power restored

We are aware of an incident caused by LV OH Network 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, 15:02

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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