Following wind speeds of up to 100mph from Storm Amy thousands of homes in Scotland are still without power and work continues to repair damage.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said Storm Amy bought “extremely damaging” winds of up to 100mph and they said that by 9pm on Sunday 76,000 homes were reconnected back to the grid.
SSEN engineers said there is still 12,000 homes to be reconnected and that they have been working in very “challenging” conditions.
Nik Wheeler, SSEN’s head of customer operations for the north of Scotland, said on Sunday evening: “With Storm Amy’s damaging and sustained winds finally subsiding, our huge reconnection operation is progressing well, although access challenges due to storm debris and fallen trees remain a concern.
“There are even more engineers out on the network today than yesterday, thanks to the arrival of dozens more teams from our fellow network operators and contract partners; they’ve come here from all over the country, and we’re grateful for their help.
“We appreciate that it’s taking some time to identify, access and fix all the damage, due to this storm’s rare intensity and prolonged nature. We don’t take our customers’ patience and understanding for granted, and I want to thank them for bearing with us while we reconnect them as safely and quickly as we can.
“I’d encourage people to take advantage of the hot meal provision we’re organising if they’re able, and to familiarise themselves with the compensation and reimbursement they may be entitled to.”
