Posted: Sat 27th Jun 2020

Electricity supplies restored in Holywell

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Saturday, Jun 27th, 2020

Update: Electricity supplies have been restored in Holywell following earlier fault.  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Earlier report: Some electricity supplies have been removed in parts of Holywell so engineers can make emergency repairs. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Scottish Power says repairs are needed to be carried out on a grounded line. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The power company expects electricity supplies to be restored by 4pm. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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In a statement on its website, Scottish Power said: “It has been necessary for our engineers to carry out an emergency shutdown for safety at 1.53PM in the CH8 postcode area of Holywell following reports of a grounded overhead line. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

This may affect the supply to your property. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Our team will work to get your power back on as quickly and as safely possible by 4PM. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

We will update this message if this information changes. We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​


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