Storm Eowyn, the worst storm to hit Ireland in recent history, has left hundreds of thousands without power. The ESB is working tirelessly to restore power, but some areas may not see electricity again until the first week of February.
The ESB has stated that over 60,000 customers might not have their power restored until the first week of February as work continues to reconnect hundreds of thousands of homes in the aftermath of Storm Eowyn. In its most recent update on Saturday evening, the ESB announced that just over 402,000 customers remained without power supply, with power having been restored to 366,000 farms, homes, and businesses since Friday.
In total, 768,000 customers lost power supply following 'unprecedented, widespread, and extensive damage to electricity infrastructure' caused by Storm Eowyn. The ESB said, “The restoration time required for the storm response remains dynamic given the widespread and extensive damage to the network,” adding that it expected to have restored power to a further 300,000 customers by the night of Friday, January 31. A further 66,000 customers in the worst-affected areas, however, “will progressively have power restored over the course of the following week,” the ESB stated in a statement in which Eowyn was described as “by far the worst storm experienced by ESB Networks, both in terms of customers losing supply and the scale of damage across the network”. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said on Saturday that every effort is being made to restore power and water supplies, describing the destruction caused as “unprecedented”. One man was killed during the storm. Kacper Dudek, 20, died when a tree fell on his car in Co Donegal early on Friday morning as Storm Eowyn began its destructive course across Ireland. Minister for Housing James Browne has said that financial support will be made available to families and businesses. He told RTÉ that government ministers will work together to see what supports are needed for those affected. “Supports will be put in place,” he said. “What exactly they are will be assessed over the coming days and get them out as quickly as possible.” He also urged people to exercise caution in the coming days while repair work continues, as a number of weather warnings associated with Storm Herminia will be in place. Meanwhile, the Taoiseach thanked emergency crews and responders working to restore power and clear roads and said a huge amount of work is needed in the days ahead to restore electricity, water, and communications to hundreds of thousands of people. “I’m grateful for the efforts of multiple state agencies to help those most in need, and we understand how difficult it is for homes and businesses across the island,” he said. “This is a whole of Government effort including ESB, EirGrid, Irish Water, Local Authorities, the Defence Forces, Civil Defence, the NPWS, Coillte and others. “I’ve been briefed by the chair of the national emergency co-ordination group, which will meet again today, and every effort is being made to get high voltage transmission lines up and running, homes reconnected and water supplies secured. “My Government will fully assess the situation in the coming days to see what supports we can offer people and businesses caught up in the aftermath of this storm.
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