‘Noisy’ generators removed as homes are finally reconnected

Electricity generators installed to help homes and businesses following a large power cut in Ashford have been removed almost a week on from the initial outage, following repairs.

A major power cut left more than 3,000 properties around Canterbury Road and Faversham Road in Kennington without electricity on Monday night of last week.

Residents found themselves in complete darkness, some for several hours, following a fault on an underground cable.

The incident initially affected 3,006 homes shortly after 4pm, with the majority of supplies reconnected just after by 4.30pm.

The final 510 supplies were temporarily fixed in the evening using three emergency generators.

Now these generators, described as “noisy” by residents, were removed over the weekend following repairs.

A UK Power Networks spokesman said: “These [generators] are sometimes used to restore electricity supplies in the quickest way possible while a fault is l ocated and permanently repaired.

“The generators were removed over the weekend following repairs.

“We thank customers for their understanding while our engineers worked to resolve this as quickly as possible.

“One was removed on Saturday at 3.50pm and in agreement with local businesses two were left in place until 11.30am and 12.40pm on Sunday to minimise any inconvenience.

“Our engineers are completing final repairs, but customers’ electricity supplies are back to normal mains supply.”

The company confirmed no further works are planned for the area.

One of the generators behind Faversham Road shops