Restored Ref: INCD-82655-N

Power cut affecting London and nearby areas

Name: Power cut affecting London and nearby areas
Start: 2026-10-26T12:23:45.000Z
End: 2026-10-26T18:15:37.943Z
Location: London

E3 3RR, E3 3RP, E3 3RE, E3 3RU, E3 3RT and 5 more postcodes

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

Started

26 Oct, 12:23

Customers affected

~2 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 26 Oct, 18:15

Affected area (approximate)

What happened?

We were investigating an electricity cable that was damaged, causing a power cut in the local area.

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

E3 3RR, E3 3RP, E3 3RE, E3 3RU, E3 3RT, E3 3RW, E3 3RZ, E3 4FG, E3 3, E3 4

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26 Oct, 17:24

Power cut reported

We are aware of an incident caused by LV 3rd Party Cable Damage 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, 18:24

Power restored

We are aware of an incident caused by LV 3rd Party Cable Damage 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, 18:34

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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