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Irish crews help restore Leiria electricity

Sunday, 15 February 2026AI summary

📍 Leiria 🚇 Infrastructure #severe-weather #public-safety #emergency-services #expat-wellbeing

Irish crews help restore Leiria electricity — Photo: RTP Notícias

More than two weeks after Storm Kristin, parts of the Leiria region remain without power and recovery may take weeks or months, RTP reports. E-Redes and foreign teams, including technicians from Ireland, have been assisting local crews to restore supply; bad weather has slowed repairs in some areas. Residents still without electricity should follow municipal and E-Redes updates and plan for extended outages where repairs continue.

Update: Irish crews assisting; recovery may take months

RTP adds that recovery timelines remain long — potentially weeks or months — and that foreign technicians, including teams from Ireland who travelled long distances to help, continue to support E-Redes while bad weather hampers repairs.

Context & Explainers

E‑Redes is the company that operates much of Portugal’s electricity distribution network, responsible for local power lines, transformer substations and restoring outages. Its commitment to install nine new substations and reinforce the network is a direct technical response to recurring blackouts in parts of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area and should improve local supply reliability for residents and businesses.

Storm Kristin is a named storm that recently hit parts of Portugal, bringing heavy rain and strong winds that caused roof collapses, flooding and other damage. Local authorities have issued safety warnings and emergency responses; residents should follow civil protection advice, avoid damaged buildings and stay away from flooded areas.