Greater Manchester Power Cut Checker
Use this page to see if there is currently a power cut in Greater Manchester.
Greater Manchester is served by SP Electricity North West. Check its live map or call 105 free. Businesses can arrange emergency generator hire around the clock.
Check live outages across Manchester, Salford, Stockport, Oldham, Bolton, Wigan and the wider region on SP Electricity North West’s power-cut page and live map. Call 105 free to report an outage.
Is the fault yours or the network’s? Look at the consumer unit first. If a switch has tripped, reset it once; if it trips again, unplug appliances and call an electrician. If the switches are fine and the street is dark, the live map is the place to look. Write down when the supply failed; it helps if food spoils or equipment is damaged.
Trafford Park’s 1,300-plus businesses, as well as manufacturers, distribution hubs and care homes, cannot afford long stoppages. A manufacturer loses output by the hour, a distribution hub misses its collection slots, and a care home has residents who need heat and light. We provide 24/7 emergency generator hire for sudden outages, and we install and service standby generators for sites that need backup ready every day. If you call us, have a rough idea of what must run, for how long, and where a generator could stand on site. See generator hire in Manchester, standby resilience and our Manchester team.
For a power cut at home, call 105. Our generator services are for businesses.
During flooding over New Year 2025, 16,700 properties lost power in the region; 90% were reconnected within three minutes. SP Electricity North West can reroute supply around many faults and offers a Priority Services Register for eligible households.
Enter your postcode below to see reported outages and estimated restoration times. If nothing is listed and your power is off, call 105.
Unit 47-49
Oakhill Trading Estate
Devonshire Road
Walkden
Manchester
M28 3PT
Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Oldham, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Wigan and Tameside.
Why did my power come back after a few minutes? SP Electricity North West can automatically switch supplies around many faults.
Our in-house hire specialists will listen to your specific needs to create a bespoke hire package. Within 2-4 hours, we can be with you restoring the power, wherever you are in Greater Manchester or the surrounding areas.
Everything is available on long or short-term rental contracts. Whether it is for planned routine works or reactive emergency situations, our service team can manage the logistics from the delivery, through to the commissioning of any temporary hire systems. This service includes the on-site assessment for installing a temporary generator in a safe and sustainable manner.
FIND OUT MOREIf you are facing a sudden loss of power, you can trust that we will get things sorted quickly. We aim to get equipment to you within 4 hours of logging a call with our team. An on-site engineer will provide an assessment for installing a temporary generator, no matter where you are in the country.
FIND OUT MOREUsing the very latest telemetry systems, we can remotely monitor the operation of your hire generator sets while operating in an unmanned location. These controls and measures monitor:
The system also helps to ensure the smooth running of essential or back up power without having to send an engineer regularly to site.
FIND OUT MOREOur machines can be configured to offer additional resilience for critical suppliers. Applications include:
Coupled with our remote Scada monitoring system, we are able to provide our clients with real time status, alarms and control, giving them peace of mind.
FIND OUT MORENo matter what you’re trying to power, we can find a generator which suits your requirements. You may be looking to power equipment, a building or a temporary event – whatever it is we can find the appropriate solution. With Hire Sales team members located across the UK, we’re never far away if you’re looking for help. Below is a selection of our hire generator range, which boasts over 30 different generators, rated from 20 – 2200kVA.
We have a dedicated team of experts to look after hire, as well as engineers, project managers, consultants and logistics coordinators who are all directly employed by us. They put their expertise to work for you, providing high specification equipment that is bespoke to your needs and budget.