Over 160 Postcodes Without Power In Newport

Sunday, 22 November 2020 15:26

By Adam Richardson @adamrichradio

Over 160 postcodes in Newport are without electricity this afternoon (Sunday).

SSEN said that it was made aware of the mass outage at 3:17pm, and engineers are being tasked to deal with the issue.

Sainsbury's supermarket is said to be affected, along with hundreds of homes and businesses.

The electricity network said it expects supplies to be restored by 6:30pm.

Postcodes affected include:

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