Power cut leaves 853 Risca homes without electricity (Image: Stock photo)
A POWER cut left 853 Gwent homes plunged into darkness this morning.
The power cut in Risca was reported at 8.08am this morning.
According to the National Grid this was due to damage to a high voltage cable which occurred during work by a third party.
The blackout affected properties in the NP11 postcode.
Repairs were carried out by the National Grid and power was restored in under an hour,
A National Grid Electricity Distribution spokesman said: “Due to damage to a high voltage cable, which occurred during work by a third party, 853 properties lost supplies at 8.08am.
“We’d like to thank customers for their patience while we carried out repairs which resulted in power being restored by 8.40am.”
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