Yahoo News Three areas of Bolton set to be hit with planned power cuts
Homes and businesses are set to be hit with planned power cuts in next few days as works are carried out by Electricity North West.
On Sunday, June 30, nine homes or businesses will be without power in Horwich and Blackrod.
The cuts will impact the BL6 4SB postcode.
On Tuesday, July 2, two homes or businesses will also be hit with planned power cuts in Westhoughton.
The cuts will impact the WN2 1QY postcode.
Finally on the same date, Tuesday July 2, two homes or businesses will be impacted in Horwich and Blackrod.
The cuts will impact the BL5 3LX postcode.
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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.”
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