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Power cut affecting London and nearby areas

SE13 5QY, SE13 5QX, SE13 5RA, SE13 5RL, SE13 5

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

Started

28 Oct, 09:06

Customers affected

~60 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 29 Oct, 01:41

Affected area (approximate)

What happened?

A fault occurred on an underground electricity cable affecting the local area.

Which areas are affected?

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

SE13 5QY, SE13 5QX, SE13 5RA, SE13 5RL, SE13 5

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Latest updates

  • 28 Oct, 20:06

    Power cut reported

    We are aware of an incident caused by LV UG 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.

  • 28 Oct, 22:16

    Power cut reported

    We are aware of an incident caused by LV UG Network Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 29-OCT-2026 02:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 29 Oct, 01:46

    Power restored

    We are aware of an incident caused by LV UG Network Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 29-OCT-2026 02:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 29 Oct, 04:18

    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.

This power cut may be eligible for compensation. It ran 12 hours or more with 60 customers still affected at that point, under Ofgem's Guaranteed Standards scheme. See how to make a compensation claim.

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