CHRISTMAS DAY WORKERS: Power company s livewire is ready for any eventuality over festivities By Alasdair Fraser Published: 17:30, 24 December 2020
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Pam Harvey, SSE s Highlands and Islands customer relationship manager
If there is to be a crisis on Christmas Day, Pam Harvey sincerely hopes it will be minor in nature â a spilled fizzy drink, maybe, or a batch of slightly overcooked Brussels sprouts.
Alternatively, it could be a sudden power cut taking out heat and light to hundreds of homes somewhere within 15,000 square miles of her Highlands and Islands patch.
The shortage is affecting homes, street lights, and traffic lights in the Rooksdown area. Scottish and Southern Electricity Network (SSEN) said they are looking into the issue and hope the power will be restored by 9pm. “Our engineers are on-site investigating a fault on our Main Network. We would hope to have the majority of supplies restored by 2100. “We do this by switching our Network on in stages, this allows us to restore as many customers as possible whilst narrowing down the cause of the fault. If we identify a fault to our equipment the power may be off for longer, however we will keep you up to date with our progress.”