“We will not leave until everyone is connected”, assured Sophie Brochu, president and general manager of Hydro-Québec who is evaluating the situation, as more than 86,000 customers are without electricity. , Wednesday.
Hydro-Quebec expects to reconnect 50,000 customers today. But we can’t expect all subscribers to be reconnected before Friday, maybe even more, Ms. Brochu and Régis Tellier, vice-president of operations at Hydro-Québec.
At the worst of the storm, 550,000 Hydro-Quebec customers lost power due to storms, accompanied by strong winds, that shook Quebec and Ontario at the end of the day on Saturday.
About 700 teams are on the ground, including teams of contractors who have come to assist Hydro-Québec, to restore power to as many customers as possible.
The task was complicated for Hydro-Quebec, as the line of violent storms hit a strip of territory 300 kilometers long and 100 kilometers wide, a magnitude rarely seen.
Trees fell on power lines in some areas and many poles had to be replaced.
Ten people were killed in thunderstorms on Saturday, nine in Ontario and one in Quebec.
Source: Radio-Canada
