Hydro Ottawa reports a major power outage in Nepean. Hydro One also reports significant interruptions west and south of Hydro Ottawa.
The utility company said shortly after 12:45 a.m. that 27,000 customers were without electricity in an area bordering 416 in the west, the Ottawa River in the north, West Hunt Club Road in the south and Merivale Road in the west.
Hydro Ottawa says the loss of supplies from the provincial network is to blame for the disruption.
“We are working with Hydro One to ensure that power is restored as quickly and safely as possible,” Hydro Ottawa said in a tweet.
The estimated recovery time is 18:30 for most customers, but some estimates are until 4:30 on Sunday morning.
Hydro Ottawa said crews are making an emergency switch to return power to as many people as possible while the utility company waits for the province’s power to return. By 2:45 p.m., about 4,600 customers were without electricity.
WARNING: We experience interruptions, including Bay, Knoxdale-Merivale, College, Kitchissippi, wards. Cause: Loss of supply from the provincial network. We work with Hydro One to ensure that power is restored as quickly and safely as possible. For updates: https://t.co/SxeO4Dn7VM
– Hydro Ottawa (@hydroottawa) June 18, 2022
TERMINATION UPDATE: Teams will perform an emergency switch to restore power to affected Hydro Ottawa customers while we wait for our power to return. For updates: https://t.co/IQ0q5LRNyx
– Hydro Ottawa (@hydroottawa) June 18, 2022
THOUSANDS IN EASTERN ONTARIO
Hydro One reported thousands of customers west and south of Hydro Ottawa without electricity. The reason for the interruptions is unknown.
More than 5,000 customers in rural Ottawa have lost electricity, but most have recovered quickly. More than 6,600 people in Arnprior lost electricity, but the outage ended by 1:45 p.m.
More than 2,300 Greenley customers are also without electricity. Their estimated recovery time is 15 hours
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