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The ESB has said that it expects restoring electricity across the country to take a “significant number of days” to over a week as a result of the damage caused by Storm Éowyn.
An estimated 725,000 homes, farms and businesses remained without power across Ireland as of midday today, with the ESB saying in its most recent statement that the damage nationwide to the electricity network and impact on customers is “unprecedented”.
“From our experience of previous significant weather events and due to the severity of Storm Éowyn, we expect that power restoration will take a significant number of days and will take more than a week in the worst impacted areas,” a spokesperson for the electricity supplier said.
Estimated restoration times will only be provided once ESB teams have assessed network faults, and will be available to view throughout Saturday on www.PowerCheck.ie.
ESB Networks said that it continues to monitor the storm’s impact on power supplies and that all available resources are now deployed to assess the network and to work to restore power as quickly as possible in challenging conditions, “where safe to do so”.
Impacted customers who use electrically powered medical devices were reminded to contact their healthcare professional to make alternative arrangements if necessary.
The spokesperson reminded members of the public that if they come across fallen wires or damaged electricity network, “never, ever touch or approach these as they are LIVE and extremely dangerous”.
“Please report any damage to electricity infrastructure by calling 1800 372 999,” they said.
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