Damage sustained by an undergound power cable means a number properties and businesses in the centre of Douglas will be without electricity from 6pm this evening while repairs take place.
The Manx Electricity Authority will be undertaking the repair after a third party contractor damaged the cable earlier today.
The following information was released on the MEA’s Facbook page this afternoon: ‘The Victoria Street outage will affect properties between the Jubilee Clock and Fort Street Junction. Supplies will go off at 6pm this evening as a result of third-party damage to an underground cable in the area.
‘Work is being undertaken at this time in order to allow businesses in the area to prepare. We apologise for the inconvenience this has caused, however, this [situation] is outside of our control and for safety reasons needs to be addressed as soon as possible.’
