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The local authority explains that the scale of the damage makes immediate restoration across the whole municipality impossible, but assures that every effort is being made to fully restore power.
The mayor of Ourém is outraged after learning that the restoration of power across the municipality could take two weeks.
E-Redes admits there may be instability and power cuts in areas of the Leiria region that already have electricity, because the service is being restored via “shortcuts” to speed things up.
The president of REN, Rodrigo Costa, admitted that 'the damage to the network is indeed very large; we have never had so much destruction. In 2009 there was already a major storm that destroyed several substations and lines, but this one was truly brutal.'
On the ground, the company says it has deployed personnel and equipment to the most affected areas, including three mobile power units and around 250 generators.
Nearly 300,000 people remain without electricity after Kristin; the minister will meet with local officials today to coordinate restoration efforts and support.
Recovery begins with the high-voltage lines and a mobile unit serving as a substation to speed up the process. In parallel, generators are being used to power essential services.
The president of E-Redes expects that several of the affected areas will have power back 'very soon', but it is not yet possible to say when a full restoration of electricity will be achieved.
