Is SP Electricity North West (ENWL) Down in Manchester? Live Status & Outage Map
Coverage: Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cumbria, Peak District • Support / Emergency: 105 / 0800 195 4141
24-Hour Telemetry & Outage Activity
Citizen reports (24h): 0Active Outages & Telemetry Logs in Manchester
| Area / Postcode | Cause / Type | Affected / Status | Est. Restoration |
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Rochdale (OL10)
North Heywood, Rochdale, Rochdale (Postcode OL10) — INC 149009113
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We're on site | 196 properties | 16 Nov 2026 at 2:00 am GMT |
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Stockport (SK6)
Marple North, Stockport, Stockport (Postcode SK6) — INC 149009191
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We're on site | 91 properties | 16 Nov 2026 at 5:00 am GMT |
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Wigan (WN2)
Hindley, Wigan, Wigan (Postcode WN2) — INC 149009103
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We're on site | 65 properties | 16 Nov 2026 at 12:00 am GMT |
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Salford (M27)
Swinton &Ley, Salford, Salford (Postcode M27) — INC 149009032
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Preparing to send team | 64 properties | 15 Nov 2026 at 2:45 pm GMT |
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Cliburn (CA10)
Cliburn (Postcode CA10) — INC 149009045
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Team on their way | 48 properties | 15 Nov 2026 at 4:00 pm GMT |
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Tameside (M34)
Denton South, Tameside, Tameside (Postcode M34) — INC 149009217
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Preparing to send team | 34 properties | 16 Nov 2026 at 3:15 am GMT |
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Accrington (BB5)
Altham, Hyndburn, Accrington (Postcode BB5) — INC 149009186
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We're on site | 30 properties | 16 Nov 2026 at 4:00 am GMT |
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Wigan (WN1)
Wigan Central, Wigan, Wigan (Postcode WN1) — INC 149009094
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We're on site | 30 properties | 16 Nov 2026 at 2:00 am GMT |
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Rochdale (M24)
North Middleton, Rochdale, Rochdale (Postcode M24) — INC 149009189
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We're on site | 21 properties | 15 Nov 2026 at 10:32 pm GMT |
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Manchester (M1)
Yellow warning of snow affecting North West England
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Met Office Severe Weather Warning: Yellow warning of snow affecting North West England | Met Office Warning | 16 Nov 2026 at 10:17 am GMT |
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Liverpool (L1)
Yellow warning of ice affecting North West England
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Met Office Severe Weather Warning: Yellow warning of ice affecting North West England | Met Office Warning | 16 Nov 2026 at 10:17 am GMT |
SP Electricity North West (ENWL) Power Cut Telemetry & Grid Coverage in Manchester
Serving Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cumbria, Peak District, SP Electricity North West (ENWL) operates electricity infrastructure regulated by Ofgem (or the Utility Regulator in Northern Ireland). At this check, our telemetry ledger is tracking 11 active incident record(s) for SP Electricity North West (ENWL) in Manchester impacting approximately 467 properties affected. Notice that SP Electricity North West (ENWL) covers physical cables, pole transformers and substation switchgear — your monthly direct debit electricity bill is handled separately by retail energy suppliers.
Unplanned UK power cuts are triggered by severe Atlantic winds, lightning strikes, underground low-voltage cable joints failing during temperature swings, or third-party excavation damage. Protective substation reclosers briefly cycle lines off and on (causing momentary house light flickers) before locking out a faulted section to prevent fires or live fallen conductors and publishing a verified outage notice on the SP Electricity North West (ENWL) outage map.
5-Step British Safety Check Before Calling 105
- Check your consumer unit (fuse box): Inspect whether a main RCD trip switch has dropped while street lamps and neighbours' lights outside remain on.
- Confirm with immediate neighbours: If homes across your street also lost supply simultaneously, you have a feeder-level network power cut rather than an internal circuit fault.
- Isolate high-draw appliances safely: Unplug sensitive computers, heat-pump controllers and EV wallboxes so the initial voltage surge when engineers re-energise the line cannot damage electronics.
- Dial 105 free (24/7 UK emergency power number): Calling 105 from any UK mobile or landline connects directly to your licensed DNO control centre using your postcode—or reach SP Electricity North West (ENWL) at 105 / 0800 195 4141.
- Log start & restoration timestamps for Ofgem £95 claims: Unplanned normal-weather outages lasting over 12 hours qualify for automatic £95 compensation (+£40 per additional 6h) under Guaranteed Standards.
Reporting Local UK Faults & Telemetry Verification
When contacting SP Electricity North West (ENWL) (Licence / Role: ENWL) on 105 / 0800 195 4141 or via https://www.enwl.co.uk, have your full UK postcode (and outward district), house number, exact outage start timestamp, and whether immediate neighbours share the issue ready. Submitting a postcode-tagged update below updates community charts on UKOutage every 15 minutes.
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