UK Power Networks says that it is hopeful that electricity supplies will soon be restored fully to all those affected by the outage in Selhurst, when around 300 properties suffered a power cut yesterday morning, caused by cable theft.
Power surge: engineers worked through the night to reconnect as many homes to the electricity supply as quickly as possible
Around 70 homes are without power for a second day, as UKPN works to reconnect supply safely. Engineers need access to individual properties to conduct essential safety checks.
Food and drinks are being provided from a van on Hurlestone Road, and a customer support vehicle is parked on Prince Road, offering advice and reassurance about the disruption, as well as providing chargers for residents’ mobile phones.
Engineers and contractors worked through the night to retore power, and also to conduct vital safety checks before reconnecting every one of around 300 properties affected in Prince Road and nearby.
By 9pm last night, all but 70 properties had been reconnected successfully.
Inside Croydon was first to report the power outage, which occured at around 5am Friday. It is thought to have been caused by a power surge as the result of the theft of some cable from an electricity sub-station.
Just before 11am today, UKPN issued the following statement to Inside Croydon: “UK Power Networks engineers have restored power to the majority of properties in the Prince Road area of Selhurst, following third-party damage to the electricity network.
“We understand how difficult this is for our customers and have customer service staff on site visiting homes, providing updates and support.
“Our teams are working through safety checks in the final 65 properties affected, and aim to have every house (where access is possible) back on supply today.”
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