26 January 2025
NIE Networks restoration efforts continue
Approximately 75,000 customers remain without electricity with power at noon on Sunday. NIE Networks has restored power to 210,000 properties following the devastation caused to the electricity network by Storm Eowyn.
NIE Networks have over 1,000 staff escalated including 700 staff in the field to restore supplies to customers as quickly as possible.
Derek Hynes, Managing Director of NIE Networks explained: “Our restoration efforts are well underway. We are still visiting locations where damage has been caused and are working on the faults that will get power back to the highest possible numbers of homes and businesses.
Assessments carried out on the network yesterday have now enabled us to put restoration details on our website. Please check Power Check on our website (nienetworks.co.uk) for an initial estimate of when we will get power back for your location. We will work to refine these dates and times further over the next few days.
From what we are seeing so far, we believe that it will be around ten days by the time we complete the repairs needed to get power back to everyone but most customers will be on sooner than that.
With a yellow weather warning in place, our field staff will be working in challenging conditions today so we greatly appreciate the patience people off power are showing our teams.
We will continue to work with the Government co-ordination groups so that we can avail of as much help as possible from other agencies. Councils across Northern Ireland have also opened Community Assistance Centres in their areas at which NIE Networks will be in attendance. These details can be found at www.nienetworks.co.uk.
Please remember our safety message and do not approach any damaged electricity equipment. Please be extra careful around fallen trees as they often take electricity poles and wires with them as they fall and call us if you see anything that looks dangerous on 03457 643 643.”