Two major power cuts were reported in Newcastle city centre this morning, leaving 180 premises without power.
One power cut affected Eldon Square and is said to have been caused by an 'unexpected problem with the cables or equipment serving that area.' The second power cut is in the southwest of the city centre and affecting areas around Newcastle College and Lane 7 Bowling Alley.
Power has now been restored to the majority of premises in both areas.
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A spokeswoman from Northern Powergrid said: "“At around 8.45am today 147 customers in the NE1 postcode area were affected by a power cut as a result of a fault on our underground cable network. Our network control engineers took action to remotely restore power to 112 customers by around 9.10am and a further 33 customers by around 9.35am by safely switch electricity through alternative routes on our network.
"Our teams are working to restore supplies to the two remaining customers still affected as soon as possible. We thank our customers for their patience whilst we carry out the necessary repairs to safely restore their electricity supplies."
In a separate incident from the power cut in Eldon Square, a fault in the low voltage network in the south of Newcastle city centre also affected seven premises, including Newcastle College. Power has now been restored.
A spokeswoman for Northern Powergrid confirmed that seven customers were affected by a power cut in NE4 7 area of Newcastle at around 8 am this morning. Engineers attended to investigate the cause and a fuse at the local substation, which had activated, was replaced restoring power for the affected customers at 9.25am this morning. We thank those customers for their patience whilst our engineer safely restored their supplies.”
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