AN UNPLANNED power cut hit homes in Beaconsfield tonight.

The unplanned power outage, which reportedly started around 8.20pm on Thursday (September 22), affects HP9 postcode area – a total of 82 different HP9 postcodes.  

Residents could expect electricity back by 11.30pm, power provider SSE estimated.

“We’re sorry for the loss of supply,” SSE said.

A fault was affecting the areas, but engineers were on site “working hard to get the power back on as quickly as they can.”

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