Around 100 postcode areas across the Isle of Wight remain without power this morning (Saturday) as the effects of Storm Eunice continue to take their toll.
The storm, which is considered to be the worst to impact the South of England in over 30 years, brought wind gusts of over 120mph to the Isle of Wight's exposed coasts.
The company has so far restored power to more than 120,000 homes across the UK, with 59,600 homes currently without supply.
Areas currently affected
Credit: SSEN
- Homes in the Yarmouth area have been the worst hit, with a total of 64 postcodes in the PO41 area affected.
- Up to 11 postcodes are affected on the outskirts of Carisbrooke (PO30 area).
- Up to 14 PO38 postcodes between Niton and Shide are without power.
- Meanwhile, other postcode areas in Havenstreet and Shorwell have engineers on site to fix the problem.
SSEN has said it aims to have all power restored by no later than 11pm tonight.
Welfare provision
Meanwhile, a welfare facility has been established at Newport's County Hall car park today.
It will provide free hot food and drinks to customers who remain without power, with additional welfare facilities to be deployed throughout the course of today.
Richard Gough, Director of Distribution System Operations for SSEN, said:
“The hurricane-force winds of Storm Eunice have resulted in some of the most extreme and challenging conditions experienced in the south of England for decades, with significant impact on our overhead line network and multiple instances of damage in many areas
“We continue to urge people not to approach any damage to our equipment and instead, report it by calling 105 or logging on our Power Track App and engineers will investigate as soon as possible.”
Compensation for loss of power
Those affected will be eligible for compensation under Guaranteed Standards if they have been with power for over 48hrs, where they will be eligible for a payment of £70. A further £70 will be due for each additional period of 12 hours in which supply is not restored, up to a cap of £700.
A spokesperson said:
"Customers do not need to contact SSEN to receive this compensation. We will automatically issue this by cheque to the address that was impacted by the storms based on the data we hold. We will send a letter where this information is incomplete."
A further update will be issued this afternoon
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