Sunday, December 8, 2013

134,380 power customers lost power in uværet - The Nation

Facts

date overview of current outcomes at. 12:00 Friday 6 December

Rogaland: Approximately 1,400 customers are without power in various places in Rogaland.

Agder counties: Approximately 2,700 customers are without power.

Telemark and Vestfold: Approximately 500 customers are still affected by errors.

Buskerud: Anyone who was affected by high voltage faults have regained power. Some local error is still there, but it’s not particularly high.

Østfold, Akershus and Oslo: Around 1,600 customers are without power in Hafslund area.

Hedmark: Approximately 1,000 customers are still without power, but it is estimated that most people will get it back during the day and evening.

In addition, Fortum network (Østfold) about 2,500 customers without power, mostly in Sarpsborg area.

– How long the power has been off for the individual vary greatly, but it has enough in many cases been perceived as both frightening and unsafe to lose power in such a storm, said Water Resources and Energy Directorate Per Sanderud.

NVE has confidence that TSOs working as well as possible to get power back to everyone who has lost it, and understands the difficulties related to the current outcomes.

– Hopefully, most people today do not have power, gain it back over the weekend. The storm is still not over, it still blows strong in several areas, and utility companies must also take into account the safety of crews right, says Sanderud.

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