Explosion heard and bright flashes seen in Oxfordshire
Energy provider SSEN identified an issue at Didcot's power station just before 5am on Wednesday, August 20.
Engineers performed a series of brief confirmatory checks to confirm the operational status of the network.
But customers' supplies were only interrupted for around one minute, and the network resumed operating normally thereafter, SSEN said.
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The energy provider confirmed that a 'brief' noise and 'occasional' flashes are normal and expected by-products of this automated process.
This process is designed to ensure the integrity of the network and minimise disruption to customer supplies, SSEN officials added.
Residents in Didcot reported hearing an explosion around two miles from the power station, with there being a 'massive power flash'.
February 2016 saw the power station collapse while claiming the lives of four men.
Demolition workers Michael Collings, Ken Cresswell, Christopher Huxtable and John Shaw were all killed.
Thames Valley Police and the Health and Safety Executive continue to investigate the circumstances nine years later.
Deputy chief constable Ben Snuggs said it is a highly complex case" and offences of corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter and Health and Safety at Work Act are being looked into.
The investigation team has collated and analysed over 6,500 exhibits, 90,000 images, and 230,000 digital media artefacts.
Over 180 hours of video recorded witness and suspect interviews have been conducted, in addition to the 2,812 statements taken.
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