As clean up and restoration efforts continue in the wake of Storm Éowyn, more than 200,000 businesses are still without electricity and 100,000 households are without water, reports RTE.
Approximately 204,000 customers are still without electricity, according to ESB Networks. Additionally, it stated that by Friday, power will be restored to the great majority of people affected by the storm. Nevertheless, it stated that “these will progressively have power restored over the course of next week – this could be as many as 100,000 customers” for the remaining customers.
Crews from Dublin and southern counties have been sent to assist in restoring electricity to homes, farms, and businesses across the northwest, west, and north midlands, according to the statement, reports RTE.
After a peak of 768,000 power outages on Friday morning, the electricity company said that workers had restored supplies to 564,000 consumers. In Northern Ireland, some 65,000 consumers are still without electricity.
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It could take until February 3rd for all houses to be reconnected, Northern Ireland Electricity has said, reports RTE.
British teams have been sent to the worst affected locations, while crews from Austria, Finland, the Netherlands, and France will soon be arriving in Ireland to assist with power restoration.
According to the government, 16 emergency response hubs have already been established nationwide, reports RTE.
They may be found in Limerick City and County, Longford, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow, Cavan, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Laois, and Leitrim.
Support for “basic needs such as water, hot food, phone charging, broadband access, shower and clothes washing facilities” would be provided by the hubs, according to the National Emergency Coordination Group, reports RTE.
The committee convened earlier, according to its head Keith Leonard, and reaching out to those affected by the storm who are at risk is the first priority for the emergency response.
A study of the reaction to Storm Éowyn and the “unprecedented winds” encountered will also be conducted, according to Mr. Leonard, reports RTE.
He stated that an assessment of the emergency infrastructure, including the availability of generators, will be part of it.
Mr. Leonard stated that generators are “difficult to obtain at this point” and that key services nationwide are searching for them, reports RTE.
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