- A major power cut is gripping over 1,000 homes in the Stockport area, leaving many residents in the dark on a Saturday night.
- The cause of the outage is being attributed to an “unexpected incident on the high voltage cable” in the SK6 postcode area and surrounding regions.
- Teams of engineers from Electricity North West are quickly rushing to the scene to investigate and determine the cause of the outage.
- A total of 1,081 customers are currently affected by the power cut, with an estimated restoration time ranging from 10:45 PM on Saturday to the early hours of Sunday morning.
- Over 900 homes in the Bredbury Green and Romiley areas are currently without power, while an additional 50 properties in Bramhall South and Woodford are also affected.
- To keep residents informed, updates are being sent out via text message to all affected customers.
- However, it’s worth noting that estimated restoration times may change as more information becomes available during the repairs.
- Despite being a high voltage power cut, the company expects to restore power to many homes before the estimated time of restoration.
- Electricity North West is leaving no stone unturn in investigation and resolve the problem as quickly as possible
- The residents of Stockport can rest easy knowing that their dedicated engineers are hard at work to get their power back on and their lives back to normal.