Around 17,000 customers remained without electricity in Lithuania on Monday, a week after a powerful storm caused widespread damage and knocked out power to more than a quarter of a million customers at its peak.
National electricity distribution operator ESO said power had been restored to around 90% of those affected since the storm struck on August 22.
“As of this morning, we still have 17,000 customers, or rather objects, where electricity supply has not been restored,” ESO chief Renaldas Radvila said, according to Lithuanian broadcaster LRT.
Radvila noted that some of the locations included in the figure consume little or no electricity, but confirmed that the overall number of properties awaiting restoration remained at around 17,000.
At the height of the disruption, more than 268,000 customers lost electricity as the storm damaged infrastructure across the country.
ESO had initially expected to restore power to all affected customers by Saturday. However, the extent of the damage has delayed repairs, with full restoration now expected by September 3.
The storm also caused casualties, killing one person and injuring four others.
Lithuania’s government declared a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday in response to the scale of the damage and disruption.
Repair crews are continuing work across affected areas as authorities seek to restore the remaining connections more than a week after the storm.