Power cut Portadown: 900 customers affected by power cut

By Carmel Robinson

Published 23rd Aug 2022, 09:57 BST

Updated 23rd Aug 2022, 11:59 BST

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A power cut in Portadown, which left 900 customers without electricity this morning, has ended.

Parts of the Garvaghy Road and Dungannon Road were without power.

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@Press Eye Ltd Northern Ireland- 25th August 2011
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100,000 premises were affected by a power cut in Northern Ireland on Thursday afternoon.

Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) said power was restored to all areas within 30 minutes.

The firm said it was due to a fault on high voltage network affecting County Down and parts of Belfast.
The power cut also affected traffic lights in a number of areas for a short time. — @Press Eye Ltd Northern Ireland- 25th August 2011 Presseye.com File Image Power Lines 100,000 premises were affected by a power cut in Northern Ireland on Thursday afternoon. Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) said power was restored to all areas within 30 minutes. The firm said it was due to a fault on high voltage network affecting County Down and parts of Belfast. The power cut also affected traffic lights in a number of areas for a short time.

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There were also reports of traffic lights not working in parts of Portadown including on the Northway.

A spokesperson for NIE Networks said; “NIE Networks received reports of a fault in the Portadown area this morning at 8.00am. Due to a fault with an overhead line approximately 900 customers experienced a short power cut, with supply restored to all affected customers at 8.25am.”

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