Power cut affecting Bishop's Stortford and nearby areas

What happened?

We had to turn off power in your area so our engineers could safely carry out emergency repairs to the network.

Which areas are affected?

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

CM23 5LA, CM23 5LE, CM23 5JP, CM23 5JU, CM23 5JY, CM23 5NF, CM23 5JX, CM23 5JT, CM23 5LD, CM23 5LB, CM23 5GY, CM23 5JR, CM23 5TB, CM23 5NA, CM23 5

Latest updates

• 26 Oct, 19:39

  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, 19:49

  Power cut reported

  We are aware of an incident caused by Emergency Isolation 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 21:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 26 Oct, 20:59

  Power restored

  We are aware of an incident caused by Emergency Isolation 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 21:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 26 Oct, 22:20

  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.