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Power cut affecting Ilford and nearby areas

IG1 4EJ, IG1 1DG, IG1 4EL, IG1 4EQ, IG1 4GF and 3 more postcodes

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

Started

02 Nov, 16:00

Customers affected

~3 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 03 Nov, 00:21

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:

IG1 4EJ, IG1 1DG, IG1 4EL, IG1 4EQ, IG1 4GF, IG1 1LX, IG1 1, IG1 4

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Latest updates

  • 02 Nov, 16:35

    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 02-NOV-2026 20:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 02 Nov, 18:25

    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 02-NOV-2026 20:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 02 Nov, 20:25

    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 03-NOV-2026 00:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 03 Nov, 00:36

    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 03-NOV-2026 00:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

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