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Fahad Tariq

Renfrew power restored after multiple homes left without electricity

Multiple homes across Renfrew were left without electricity this morning (May 12) following a power cut.

Residents in the Bridge of Weir and surrounding areas woke up without Wi-Fi and the issue was picked up by Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN) at 6.19am.

Engineers made their way onsite to find and fix the fault - it was fixed and the power restored before 7.30am.

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The SPEN have apologised for the "inconvenience" caused.

A SPEN spokesperson wrote: "There is a power cut affecting the PA11 postcode area of Bridge Of Weir. We had no advance warning of this and first became aware of it at 06:19am.

"Our engineers are en-route to find and fix the fault as quickly and as safely as possible.

"We expect your electricity supply to be restored by 08:30am. We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience."

A further statement added: "There was a fault in your area which has now been resolved."

The areas that were affected by the power cut

Residents in the following postcodes were affected:

  • PA113

  • PA113AA

  • PA113BE

  • PA113EG

  • PA113FD

  • PA113JX

  • PA113LG

  • PA113NH

  • PA113NJ

  • PA113NL

  • PA113NQ

  • PA113NS

  • PA113NX

  • PA113PS

  • PA113PU

  • PA113QT

  • PA113QX

  • PA113QY

  • PA113QZ

  • PA113RT

  • PA113RU

  • PA113RX

  • PA113RZ

  • PA113S

  • PA113SA

  • PA113SD

  • PA113SF

  • PA113SG

  • PA113SN

  • PA113SP

  • PA113SQ

  • PA113SR

  • PA113SS

  • PA113ST

  • PA113SW

  • PA113SX

  • PA113TA

  • PA113TD

  • PA113TE

  • PA113TF

  • PA113TG

  • PA113TH

  • PA113TL

  • PA113TN

  • PA113TQ

  • PA113WW

  • PA134RT

The latest updates can be found here.

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