1,376 homes have been left without power in the east of the county due to a “tripping fault”.
The outage was reported to the ESB at 11am, and they estimate that power will be restored at 2:45pm.
Lifford – Stranorlar Municipal District Councillor Gary Doherty says: “I’ve just been in touch with ESB, they’ve informed me that ‘a tripping fault’ at the power station has resulted in a power outage affecting 1,300 homes in East Donegal this morning. Crews are en route and they hope to have the power restored as soon as possible.”
An ESB spokesperson says: “We apologise for the loss of supply. We are currently working to repair a fault… and will restore power as quickly as possible.”