Parts of eastern Wollongong were without power for two hours on Sunday afternoon, putting a dint in many peoples weekend plans.

Lights were reported out along Corrimal Street from Market Street down to Bridge Street in Coniston around 1:45pm. 

Endeavour Energy’s website listed 154 properties were affected along Bank Street, Corrimal Street and Crown Street though did not list the cause.

Illawarra Mercury readers posted on Facebook their frustrations with people waiting to eat lunch at restaurants, out for sporting matches and being sent home early from work due to the outage.

By 3:40pm all power had been restored. An Endeavour Energy spokeswoman said it was caused by a technical issue in Bank Street.