Powercut affecting Alderbury area

Tuesday, 16 January 2024 00:00

There is a powercut affecting the Alderbury area this morning, leaving homes and businesses without electricity.

Residents have woken up to no power, with the outage first reported to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks at 6:58 this morning.

Current estimates suggest power will be restored by midday with an engineer on route.

The outage is an unplanned one, and a message on their website said: "We're aware you may currently be affected by a power cut. We are getting engineers on the way to restore power to your area ASAP. At this stage, we're aiming to have your power restored by 16-JAN-2024 12:00:00. We'll continue to update you if this changes."

Some residents are reporting they have already had their power restored.

More to follow

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