Thousands of properties in the Shanklin area have been hit by a power cut this afternoon – and it could be hours before supplies are restored.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks say they are aware of the fault in the PO37 region, which hit at 16:31.
Engineers are en-route and it is currently anticipated that electricity supplies will be restored by 20:00.
The following postcodes have been affected by this outage:
PO33 2NG
PO36 9JT
PO36 9JX
PO36 9LB
PO36 9LD
PO36 9LE
PO36 9LG
PO36 9LQ
PO36 9NH
PO36 9NJ
PO36 9PD
PO36 9QU
PO37 6BG
PO37 6EE
PO37 6EF
PO37 6EN
PO37 6EP
PO37 6ER
PO37 6ES
PO37 6ET
PO37 6EU
PO37 6EW
PO37 6EX
PO37 6EY
PO37 6EZ
PO37 6HA
PO37 6HB
PO37 6HE
PO37 6HF
PO37 6HX
PO37 6JJ
PO37 7AT
PO37 7BF
PO37 7BG
PO37 7BH
PO37 7BQ
PO37 7BT
PO37 7BU
PO37 7BW
PO37 7BY
PO37 7BZ
PO37 7DA
PO37 7DD
PO37 7DE
PO37 7DF
PO37 7DG
PO37 7DR
PO37 7DW
PO37 7DX
PO37 7DY
PO37 7EA
PO37 7ES
PO37 7ET
PO37 7EU
PO37 7EX
PO37 7EY
PO37 7EZ
PO37 7HD
PO37 7HE
PO37 7HF
PO37 7HH
PO37 7HL
PO37 7HZ
PO37 7JD
PO37 7JU
For further information about this power cut call the dedicated helpline by dialling 105.
Alternatively, you can send SSEN a message on Facebook or Twitter (@ssencommunity).
App: Did you know SSEN also have a mobile phone app where you can report, locate, track and subscribe to faults in your area?
One way of keeping your customers bills down. They haven’t been there to check the fault but anticipate power to be back on at 20.00, what they mean is that is when we will flick the switch back on
Luckily we aren’t all driving electricity vehicles and wanting to charge them.
Trial run for the planned electricity and gas cuts coming this winter. The power companies answer to save you money, cut you off rather than reduce the price they charge you.
The modern businesses dream. Supply less of whatever product or service, like water, gas, electricity or sausage rolls, but then charge far more.
Then having less effort in producing the goods or services saving money and time, but still make as much income by raising the prices thus increasing profits to record levels.
Keep the pretence of shortages and people will keep paying more, thinking they are ‘lucky’ to have those rare items or services deemed to be in great demand.
Some of course is genuine, but much a massive con to recoup Covid Gov expenditure.
Also need to cut child tax credits to ensure spongers work more hours.
All services should be underground and in ducting ,this will eliminate unsightly overhead cables and will reduce power cuts from storms but SSE would rather pay the shareholders a dividend rather than to spend on renewing services , they make enough profit ,
Private AND privatisation of ex state run concerns like electricity companies NEED shareholders money to run them as they then get nothing from the Government aka the public.
NO share holder would invest UNLESS they received a dividend each year.
As YOU would not risk your capital for nothing. THINK
There is no risk, the taxpayer foot the bill when these private companies inevitably cock up
Where’s “Steve”, he will tell us what is going on ?
Will be fun having power cuts when everyone has got electric vehicles to charge