330 homes without power after electricity cut hits Wester Ross communities
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Hundreds of homes in Wester Ross were without electricity this afternoon after a power cut hit the local network.
Properties in an area that includes Kinlochewe, Torridon, the northern shores of Loch Torridon, parts of Loch Maree and Loch Ewe, were hit by a power cut at around 10.02am on Thursday.
There were strong winds on the west and northern Highland coasts on Thursday, although it is not known if they played a role in the outage.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said its engineers were on site and that they hoped to restore power by 3.30pm.
A spokesperson for SSEN said: "We're very sorry for the power cut and are aware of a fault on our main network affecting 330 homes. This is affecting a large area and it's likely several streets in your area are affected by the same outage.
"The cause of this power cut is a fault on our network. This is the most common type of fault we see and our teams are very experienced in dealing with these issues.
"In most cases, our engineers are able to restore power by simply replacing a fuse at the local substation, however, if the fault is severe, this may result in us needing to make full repairs which can take longer. If this does happen, we will let you know.
"If you need more information, please send us a message on Facebook or call us on 105 and quote 'reference NP2395'."
Another power outage – this one planned – was also affecting an area around Shieldaig and northern Applecross at the time of writing. It is not known if this latter outage – which began at 9am and is expected to be restored by 4pm – is connected to the unplanned power cut affecting nearby communities.
