Energy company issues statement after widespread power loss
A spokesperson for SP Energy Networks, who operate in Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales, Merseyside, Cheshire and North Shropshire, said: “Storm Arwen brought winds of over 90mph and, as a result, has caused some of the worst damage to our network we have experienced in over 15 years.
“Our engineers have been out working since Friday night to try to get power on as quickly and safely as possible, but it has been difficult as the damage across our network has been extensive, we’ve seen over 600 faults in Scotland and 700 in England and Wales. Since the beginning of the storm engineers have reconnected over 150,000 customers.
“In many areas, the damage has been severe due to fallen trees and other wind-blown debris and engineers are also dealing road closures and access challenges making some of our repairs even harder.
“The time it is taking us to get our customers back on is reflective of the number of faults and severity of the damage to the network.”
The company apologised for the delay and add that in Scotland, 4,500 customers were affected in Borders, Dumfriesshire, Fife and Lothian and in England and Wales, 3,600 in Dee Valley, Oswestry, Mid Wales and North Wales.
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