Residents in several areas with G74 and G75 postcodes were affected on Wednesday evening by the sudden loss of electricity for up to two hours from around 7.30pm.
Locals reports outages in Westwood, Stewartfield, West Mains, Newlandsmuir and at East Kilbride Ambulance Station in Hairmyres.Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.
The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Scottish Power apologised to its customers for any "inconvenience" caused and confirmed the cause as a cable fault. An SP Energy Networks spokesperson said: “Last night at around 7.20pm, some of our customers in the G74 and G75 area of East Kilbride experienced a power cut due to a cable fault. Our engineers attended site immediately and had power restored to all customers by 8.45pm.
“Work to repair the fault is currently being carried out within the local area. We would like to apologise to our customers for any inconvenience caused and thank them for their patience as we work to repair the fault.”*Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire. Sign up to our newsletters here.