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About 2,000 customers in Lithuania still lack power two weeks after storm

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • About 2,000 electricity customers in Lithuania remain without power two weeks after a storm, with the worst disruption in the Utena region.
  • More than 99% of customers have electricity, while 1,900 outages remain in several municipalities and some new disruptions have appeared.
  • ESO has received more than 3,000 compensation claims totaling about โ‚ฌ670,000 and will begin sending initial payments on Monday.

About 2,000 electricity customers in Lithuania remain without power two weeks after a storm, with the most difficult situation in the Utena region. More than 99% of customers have already had their service restored.

Around 1,900 customers remain without electricity in the Utena district, Zarasai, Anykลกฤiai, Visaginas and Radviliลกkis municipality. About 32% of the affected connections serve unoccupied properties.

Rain and wind are slowing work in some areas. New disruptions have also appeared in the municipalities of Kaunas, ล iauliai, Klaipฤ—da and Prienai, where standby crews are restoring power within two hours. ESO is also delivering and connecting generators for people who need them and explaining how to use the equipment.

ESO has received more than 3,000 requests for compensation. The total amount requested is about โ‚ฌ670,000, and the first payments are due to reach residents on Monday.

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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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