A major incident was declared in Shetland earlier in the week after thousands of homes lost power on Monday afternoon
Around 350 properties in Shetland have been left without power for a sixth day as engineers struggle against the weather to reconnect the supply.
This occurred where snow and ice accumulated on large sections of power line, bringing down overhead lines and breaking wooden electricity poles. As of 5.30pm on Saturday, around 350 properties remained without power in Clousta, Murrister to Snarraness and Bayhall to Whiteness, while 350 homes were reconnected earlier in the day.
Mark Macdonald, head of region at SSEN Distribution, said: “With additional crews on Shetland today to bolster our army of engineers, we continue to make excellent progress ahead of our forecasts, restoring power to 350 properties through the course of the day. Our teams will continue to work throughout the evening and will be back out at first light tomorrow to push on with the final restoration effort.
“We’re proactively calling all customers without power to check on their welfare and would urge anyone who needs support to call us on 105.” SSEN Distribution also advised customers that some properties may need to be temporarily disconnected for a short period of time as it “energises” additional sections of the network.
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