capital plunged into chaos as thousands left without electricity in city-wide blackout
A major power outage caused by an underground cable fault disrupted electricity for thousands of properties across London, including the City and major transport hubs. Power was restored within an hour, though the incident caused significant confusion for commuters at Liverpool Street station.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the vulnerability of critical urban infrastructure in major global financial centers.
London has been hit by a major power cut, with thousands of properties and businesses left without electricity.
The disruption began around 10.30am, plunging offices across the City of London into darkness.
UK Power Networks said an underground electricity cable fault caused the outage, affecting 32 postcodes across the capital.
The affected areas include parts of east and north London, as well as the City and areas around Islington, Hackney and Westminster.
In a statement, UK Power Networks said it had restored power to customers around the capital.
“We apologise for the inconvenience after a fault developed on our underground network in the Shoreditch area at 10.30am today.
“Power supplies were interrupted to several thousand properties and our engineers worked as quickly as is safely possible to reroute electricity to those affected, in stages, until 11.08am when all were back on supply,” they told GB News.
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