Power cuts on the national grid plunged hundreds of households across England and Wales into darkness this morning. The power cuts began last night — with the National Grid specifically acknowledging outages affecting homes in Worksop, in the East Midlands; Newport, Wales; and Newquay in Cornwall. In these cases, power was restored to the affected areas within a few hours of the issue being acknowledged.
Express.co.uk have approached the National Grid for comment.
While this morning’s cuts seem to have affected a swathe of the UK running south west–north east, recurring power cuts have also been reported in the central capital.
In London, Maurice Cousins tweeted: “Second power cut in the W2 in four weeks. Both linked to a poorly maintained underground cable.
“Why didn’t @UKPowerNetworks fix it properly the first time?”
In response, UK Power Networks said: “We’re very sorry for the disruption there this morning Maurice.
“Engineers are now on site investigating and at this stage we’re estimating to have the power back on between 07.30 and 8.30.”
According to the Met Office, more power cuts could be on the way for parts of the UK today as a result of anticipated severe weather conditions.
While heavy rain is forecast across the board today, meteorologists have issued a yellow warning for parts of northwest England and Wales.
The Met Office said: “Persistent heavy rain may lead to some disruption on Tuesday.”
Those living in affected areas, they added, should expect “Flooding of a few homes and businesses” as well as delays to routine bus and train services and longer car journeys as a consequence of spray and flooding on roads.”
Finally, they warned, “Some interruption to power supplies and other services [is] possible.”
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