Some homes on the Yorkshire Coast are still without power after Storm Arwen brought 90 mph winds to the areas on Saturday.
Northern Powergrid says around 40,000 properties across the north are still without power.
They say that over the weekend 240,000 customers were without power at some point.
The company say that the scale of damage in some locations is so extensive that in some cases, large sections of overhead lines will need to be rebuilt in order to restore supplies.
More than 100 extra engineers from UK Power Networks, Northern Ireland Electricity and National Grid Electricity Transmission inducted and ready to bolster Northern Powergrid’s response. Northern Powergrid teams worked into night to continue efforts to restore power to as many customers as possible.
The network operator says it has now restored power to around 208,000 of the 240,000 customers affected and is working to restore thousands more today.
The scale of damage in some locations is so extensive that in some cases, large sections of overhead lines will need to be rebuilt in order to restore supplies. Where it can, Northern Powergrid is deploying temporary fixes that get customers back on supply whilst its teams coordinate the necessary permanent repairs to get the region’s power network back to full strength.
Rod Gardner, Northern Powergrid’s Major Incident Manager, said:
“Intelligence from our helicopter inspections has illustrated the scale of impact on our network. The impact from Storm Arwen has been one of the worst we’ve experienced in the last 20 years.
“Despite this we have restored more than 200,000 customers supplies and our dedicated teams will not stop until all customers are restored, and our network is returned to full strength.
“We are extremely grateful for the support we have received from other UK network companies, who have provided resource as part of the industry’s mutual support arrangements, which exist for extreme events like this.
“Our frontline teams and contractors will work in partnership with engineers from other parts of the UK, we have also organised additional customer service support to bolster our contact centre to help us keep customers updated.
“We continue to work closely with the region’s gas, water and rail network companies to coordinate with their teams and prioritise our work to help minimise the broader impact on the region.”
Northern Powergrid’s customer support vehicles have been out and about in communities, supporting customers with access to hot water, drinks, mobile phone charging and winter warmer packs. The network operator is continuing to work with the British Red Cross and multi-agency partners, as part of Local Resilience Forums, to support the most vulnerable members in the worst affected communities.
Northern Powergrid is reinforcing the importance that local people who spot any damaged cables or equipment must not approach the area as equipment may still be live and pose a risk of electrocution. Customers must contact the company immediately by calling 105.
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