[Stronsaylimpet] MSP correspondence: Stronsay power cut

[Limpet editor]

Liam McArthur MSP received this earlier this afternoon from Emily 
Wilson-Gavin, Head of Corporate Affairs, Scottish and Southern 
Electricity Networks (SSEN).

“/Further to your inquiry earlier this morning about the power outage 
impacting your constituents in Stronsay, we’ve issued the below 
statement that we will be communicating to our customers, stakeholders 
and partners through our established channels to explain the current 
situation and the actions that we are taking to restore power as soon as 
possible. /

/Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is working to address 
a fault on Stronsay, which has resulted in 222 customers experiencing an 
interruption to power supplies. Engineers were alerted to the substation 
fault at around 7pm yesterday and are on site working to quickly and 
safely restore supplies, with all customers expected to be back on 
supply this afternoon./

/As a contingency measure, SSEN is taking further steps to transport a 
mobile generator to the island this afternoon; ensuring that additional 
back-up power is in place and on site if required. Stronsay’s network is 
currently undergoing a significant upgrade to boost the resilience of 
the island’s supplies and while this work is under way, SSEN is taking 
all necessary steps to keep power flowing to the island’s homes and 
businesses./

/SSEN apologises for any inconvenience this interruption to supplies has 
caused and thanks Stronsay’s residents for their patience while 
engineers work to safely reinstate power supplies.//
Any customers who are concerned about vulnerability during a power cut 
are asked to consider signing up for SSEN’s Priority Services Register./

//*/_Priority Services Register_/*//

*/Customers are eligible for the Priority Services Register if they:/*//

·/Are deaf or hard of hearing/

·/Have a disability/

·/Live with children under five/

·/Are blind or partially sighted/

·/Have a chronic illness/

·/Use medical equipment/aids reliant on electricity/

·/Are over 60/

·/Temporarily need extra support/

/For more information on our Priority Services Register, click here 
<https://www.ssen.co.uk/psr> or call 0800 294 3259. SSEN’s PSR 
information leaflets are also available online with accessibility for 
visual and hearing impaired customers. /

/_Additional background information: _/

/SSEN is //currently undertaking an extensive programme of works to 
strengthen network infrastructure on Stronsay; groundworks are already 
underway and this upgrade project is due to complete in the early part 
of 2024.”/
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