MORE than 100 homes are without electricity this morning as power cuts hit Basingstoke.
Streets in the RG24 and RG27 post codes, including parts of Chineham, Lychpit, Sherfield, Old Basing, Wildmoor, and Andwell, have been affected by an "unplanned fault," according to Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN).
At the time of writing, 113 homes are affected in the areas highlighted in red.
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SSEN says that the power cut was first reported at 9.41am this morning, Wednesday, July 2, and an engineer is on the way.
A spokesperson for SSEN said: "We're aware of a power cut in the area shown, affecting 113 homes. This unplanned fault is affecting the local area, and it's likely several streets in the area are affected by the same power cut.
"We have engineers on the way. Once they arrive, they will get straight to work on investigating the fault and attempt to restore your power.
"The cause of the power cut is a fault on our overhead network. This is the most common type of fault we see, and our teams are very experienced in dealing with these issues.
"In most cases, our engineers are able to get your power back on by simply replacing a fuse at the local substation, however, if the fault is severe, this may take us longer to fix."
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