Elektrilevi warns of storms and power outages over the weekend

The storm also knocked down the high voltage line. Photo: Urmas Lauri

Workers repairing a power line that was knocked down by the storm. Photo: Urmas Lauri

The Environment Agency has predicted a strong storm (speed up to 30 m/s in some places) for this weekend, mainly in Western Estonia, which may affect the operation of the electricity grid and cause interruptions. Elektrilevi has prepared for the storm and several additional brigades are at work.

NB! Elektrilevi asks everyone to report power outages to the app MARU through. This enables a quick exchange of information between the customer and Elektrilevi in ​​case of electrical failures.

Current information about the number of outages and regions can be monitored at Elektrilevi from the interrupt map.

Instructions for behavior in the event of a power outage can be found olevalmis.ee from the website. Weather reports and warnings can be monitored from the website of the weather service.

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Source: online.le.ee