Power cut in Witney as homes without electricity for hours

Households in the residential roads around Gloucester Place in Witney were first left without electricity supply at about 12.15pm on Sunday, April 19.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said they were aware of the power cut in the area, which is suspected to be affecting six postcodes, and an engineer was deployed.

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One report on social media said: “Big power cut on Gloucester Place. Smell of burnt plastic in the air.

“Scottish and Southern Electric currently investigating and sending someone to the Mill Street station.”

Witney High Street (Image: Ed Nix)

According to SSEN, a fix isn’t expected to restore power until 5.30pm this evening, leaving some homes without power for more than five hours.

A statement from the electricity operator said: “The power cut has been caused by a fault on our underground network.

“Issues like this do happen, and our engineers are very experienced at fixing them.

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“Often, power can be restored quickly with a simple reset or by replacing a fuse at a nearby substation.

“If the problem is more complicated, repairs may take a little longer but our teams will keep working until everything is safely back up and running.”

Streets in Witney currently affected include Gloucester Street, Puck Lane, cul-de-sac Jacobs Close and parts of Mill Street, with a total 25 customers affected.