Almost 200 Bolton addresses are affected by a power cut this week as a result of work by Electricity North West. The operator said the outage is in the area of Halliwell on Wednesday (August 14). According to the website almost 200 addresses in several postcodes are affected.
It will not begin before 9am, and it will not continue after 5pm, the operator said. The website said: "We appreciate your patience while our engineers carry out a planned power cut in your area. "This is to improve the reliability of your electricity supply and so our engineers can safely work on the cables that provide electricity to your home or business .
" Here are all the postcodes: BL1 2PR BL1 2QG BL1 2RD BL1 2RE BL1 2RG BL1 2RN BL1 2RQ BL1 2RR BL1 2RW A spokesperson for Electricity North West said: “A lot of the work we do happens in the background and customers aren’t always affected, we even have ‘live lines’ teams who can work on live electricity equipment without turning power off, however, sometimes we do have to turn people’s power off so that our engineers can work on the network safely. “Planned power cuts allow us to carry out vital work such as maintaining the network, carrying out repairs and installing new connections, which ensures that homes and businesses continue to receive the best supply possible in the long term. “With every planned power cut, we’ll always give at least 10 days’ notice, won’t turn power off before 9am and electricity will be back on before 5pm.
“Unfortunately, not all power cuts are planned and can happen for a variety of reasons with no warning because of the weather, vandalism or even birds hitting overhead lines. “Our teams are on hand 24/7, 365 days a year, and should anybody ever need any more information during a power cut, whether planned or not, they can follow Electricity North West on Twitter or Facebook for updates or call us free on 105.” For information, go to enwl.
co.uk/power-cuts. This article was written by Jack Tooth.
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