Didcot power station demolition caused mass power outage, SSEN says

At least 40,000 homes in Oxfordshire affected after cooling towers brought down. The demolition of a disused power station’s cooling towers caused a power outage that affected 40,000 homes in Oxfordshire on Sunday, an energy company has confirmed. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) had said that initial information suggested the demolition was not linked to the outage, but later admitted it was the cause. Explosive charges were used to bring down the 375ft (114.3m) towers of