Edderton area homes still without power as SSEN reacts to Storm Eowyn trail of devastation
AROUND 170 are still without power in Easter Ross as SSEN engineers react to a trail of devastation across the country in the wake of Storm Éowyn.
Eleven postcodes around the Edderton area remain without electricity following an outage that was reported around 6pm last night.
A number of homes in the Elphin area have also been affected and there are sporadic outages in Caithness too.
Scottish Southern and Electricity Networks (SSEN) has been working across the country to deploy remote switching where possible. This transfers customers’ supplies to an unaffected circuit.
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Those affected by the outage around Edderton have been advised via the SSEN Power Track site that the aim is to restore supply by 10pm tonight.
A number of local businesses have also been affected and been taking to social media to keep customers updated.
The following postcodes have been affected:
IV19 1JU
IV19 1JY
IV19 1JZ
IV19 1LA
IV19 1LB
IV19 1LD
IV19 1LE
IV19 1LF
IV19 1LH
IV19 1LN
IV19 1LQ.
Updates can be found via Power Track which reveals the extent of the challenge across the country.
A Met Office weather warning for wind is in place across the Highlands until 3pm today.
It states: “Storm Éowyn will continue to bring strong winds into Saturday, with some disruption possible - Power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage - Injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible - Some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs, could happen - Road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected, with longer journey times and cancellations possible - Some roads and bridges may close - Injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties.”
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