THE electricity supply for 170 homes and businesses- which has been off all morning- should be restored by lunchtime.
Properties in the DL12 area, around Middleton-in-Teesdale, were affected by an unexpected power cut due to damaged cables or equipment from the early hours of this morning.
Picture credit: Festoon House Ambiance Lights
Engineers expect to have it restored to the 170 premises affected in Middleton-in-Teesdale by about 12.30pm.
A spokesperson said: "Our team are working hard to restore your power as quickly as possible."
It is unclear whether the incident is related to planned repairs at a substation which left around 260 properties in nearby Eggleston without power for a few hours.
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