THOUSANDS of residents in a town near Glasgow have been left without electricity amid a power cut.
Locals have been warned that they could be in darkness for hours as SP Energy Networks try and restore power.
Residents in Giffnock have been left without power (STOCK IMAGE)[/caption]
The company said it had no advance warning of the cut which is affecting the G46 postcode area of Giffnock, East Renfrewshire.
It is not known what caused the outage.
The power is expected to be restored by 10pm tonight.
In a statement, SP Energy Networks stated: “There is a power cut affecting the G46 postcode area of Giffnock.
“We had no advance warning of this and first became aware of it at 7:55pm.
“Our control centre will attempt to restore your electricity supply remotely, and we will also send our next available engineers to the area to find and fix the fault as quickly and as safely as possible.”
A spokesperson added: “We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.”
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POSTCODES AFFECTED:
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