Power cut hits large swathe of London, thousands of buildings affected

A power cut has hit a large swathe of London, affecting thousands of buildings across 32 postcodes, with restoration expected between midday and 1pm.

Brit Brief 05/10/2026 09:38

Power cut hits large swathe of London, thousands of buildings affected — Power cut hits large swathe of London, thousands affected

A power cut has hit a large swathe of London, with thousands of buildings impacted. Offices across the City of London were cast into darkness as a result of the outage around 10.30am on Monday.

Fault on underground cable

According to ukpowernetworks.co.uk, a fault has occurred on an underground electricity cable. The website lists 32 different postcodes in London as affected.

The affected postcodes are: E1 5, E1 6, E1 7, E2 0, E2 8, E2 9, E5 0, E8 1, E8 2, E8 3, E8 4, E9 5, E9 6, E9 7, EC2A 2, EC2A 3, EC2A 4, EC2M 3, EC2M 4, EC3A 7, IG3 8, N1 0, N1 1, N1 2, N1 3, N1 4, N1 5, N1 7, N1 8, N5 2, NW8 7, and W2 3.