Storm Boelo: Flight disruption and thousands without electricity
NIE Networks said repair teams will continue to work on Sunday evening to try and restore power to those still affected. Andrew Cupples, head of system operations, for NIE Networks said: “Thanks to the efforts of our engineers, contracting partners and support staff, we have now been able to restore power to around 11,500 customers….
NIE Networks said repair teams will continue to work on Sunday evening to try and restore power to those still affected.
Andrew Cupples, head of system operations, for NIE Networks said: “Thanks to the efforts of our engineers, contracting partners and support staff, we have now been able to restore power to around 11,500 customers.
“With less than 1,000 properties still affected the hope is that our crews are able to restore power to all of those properties tonight, depending on the complexity of each repair.”
The company said customers can check estimated restoration times using its Powercheck tool, external.
A spokesperson for the Republic of Ireland’s ESB Networks said properties in the north-west of the country are primarily affected.
ESB Networks said crews have been deployed to all impacted areas and they “expect the vast majority of impacted customers to have their supply restored by this evening”.
A yellow warning for all of Northern Ireland ended at midday on Sunday, while a yellow wind warning in County Donegal ended at 15:00 local time.
