A power outage has been reported in Fordingbridge affecting hundreds of homes.

According to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks’ (SSEN) Powertrack website, the outage was first reported at 5.17pm on Thursday, March 28, during a period of severe weather and is affecting an estimated 613 customers.

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Salisbury Journal: Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks' (SSEN) Powertrack service shows a power outage affecting a large area around Fordingbridge. (Photo by SSEN)Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks' (SSEN) Powertrack service shows a power outage affecting a large area around Fordingbridge. (Photo by SSEN) (Image: SSEN)

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A smaller power cut, affecting nine customers, has also been reported in the same area.

SSEN’s Powertrack post has specified that the company plans to have the power in the area restored by 11.30pm, although the outage status does not yet show that an engineer is en route.

SSEN said in its post: “The cause of the power cut is a fault on our overhead network. This is the most common type of fault we see and our teams are very experienced in dealing with these issues. In most cases, our engineers are able to restore power by simply replacing a fuse at the local substation. However, if the fault is severe, this may result in us needing to make full repairs which can take longer.”

SEE has said on X that it hopes to have the issue resolved by 11.30pm.