Power restored after thousands of St Helier properties left in the dark

Electricity has been restored after a power cut left parts of St Helier in the dark.

At around 7:45pm on Tuesday 17 October, the area east of the tunnel was left without street or traffic lights and around 2,300 homes without power.

Islanders took to social media to report outages in places such as Colomberie, Green Street, Mont Millais and Havre des Pas.

One islander said: "no dinner for me tonight", and another added: "fridge and freezer out, cheese on toast is now just cheese on cheese."

In a post on social media Jersey Electricity said "We're aware of a power outage in the St Helier area. The team are working hard to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience."

The outage is believed to have been caused by a faulty underground cable near Colomberie and the bottom of Mont Millais.

Jersey Electricity said all the affected properties had power restored by 9:52pm.

The utility company's CEO, Chris Ambler, said: "Our rapid response teams worked diligently to ensure power was restored as quickly and safely as possible.

"We understand the significant inconvenience caused by power interruptions and sincerely apologise to all those affected.

"We are immensely grateful for the patience and understanding shown by our customers during last night's unexpected incident."

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