Restored Ref: INCD-642731-Z

Power cut affecting Romford and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting Romford and nearby areas
Start: 2026-10-27T11:00:49.113Z
End: 2026-10-27T16:20:14.747Z
Location: Romford

RM3 8QX, RM3 8QU, RM3 8PU, RM3 8RA, RM3 8

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

Started

27 Oct, 11:00

Customers affected

~10 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 27 Oct, 16:20

Affected area (approximate)

What happened?

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

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

RM3 8QX, RM3 8QU, RM3 8PU, RM3 8RA, RM3 8

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27 Oct, 11:14

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 27-OCT-2026 15:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
27 Oct, 16:24

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 27-OCT-2026 15:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
27 Oct, 19:19

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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