Restored Ref: INCD-644045-Z

Power cut affecting Basildon and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting Basildon and nearby areas
Start: 2026-11-01T14:58:11.867Z
End: 2026-11-01T15:56:42.790Z
Location: Basildon

SS16 5JR, SS16 5JU, SS16 5JX, SS16 5JS, SS16 5JY and 3 more postcodes

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

Started

01 Nov, 14:58

Status

Restored 01 Nov, 15:56

Affected area (approximate)

What happened?

A fault occurred on a piece of our electrical equipment which controls the power to your home.

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

SS16 5JR, SS16 5JU, SS16 5JX, SS16 5JS, SS16 5JY, SS16 5LA, SS16 5JT, SS16 5

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01 Nov, 15:15

Power cut reported

We are aware of an incident caused by LV Fuse Replacement/Linking affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 01-NOV-2026 19:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
01 Nov, 16:05

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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