28-01-2025
Storm Éowyn: NIE aims to reconnect 10,000 more properties
Another 10,000 properties will hopefully have their power reconnected by 17:00 GMT on Tuesday, Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has of thousands of homes and businesses were left without power due to Storm Éowyn on Friday, but that has now fallen to 50,000 after work to repair engineers have arrived from England to help restore power, but NIE has warned it could be 3 February before all properties are Northern Ireland Water said about probably 600 properties were still without water,
Ronan McKeown from NIE told Good Morning Ulster it was becoming a "trickier picture" to reconnect properties which were still without added that NIE had "1,000 people on the ground" trying to restore power, 100 of whom were from "overseas" and that 250 generators had been delivered to vulnerable customers. Asked about compensation payments for people left without power for a prolonged period, Mr McKeown said conversations would continue on Tuesday between NIE and Stormont ministers, the Economy Department and Utility aftermath of the storm has also affected schools, with seven still closed on Tuesday.
Gary Curran from NI Water said most of the 600 properties without water were in the west of Northern said his organisation hoped to get generators to a further 17 properties on Tuesday and that 360 vulnerable customers had water delivered to them.
Emergency contacts
NIE has said there are 11 Community Assistance Centres, external and more than 60 drop-in centres open until 19:00 GMT to help those without offered range from showers, food, hot drinks, and work-from-home hubs. NIE Networks reps are available for report faults or emergencies you should contact:Northern Ireland Housing Executive: 03448 920 901Openreach Damages to Network: 08000 23 20 23 (Individual faults must be logged with Communications Providers)Gas networks: 0800 002001NI Water: 03457 44 00 88 or visit externalFlooding Incident Line: 0300 2000 100NIE Networks: 03457 643 643 or visit
