SSEN hopes the last remaining homes without electricity will be reconnected on Saturday.
Mark Rough, SSEN director of operations, said: "Currently we are estimating that on Saturday morning we will have around 500 customers without power, and we will reconnect them throughout the day.
"Once again I'd like thank our customers for their continued patience and apologise for the inconvenience that has been caused by loss of their power."Louise Yule, of the Halfpenny farm animal sanctuary near Inverurie, Aberdeenshire toldThe sanctuary - home to a range of animals including reptiles, hamsters and guinea pigs - has been donated generators to allow them to pump water from its well and provide some heat.
"We're going to be moving into the recovery phase this weekend, getting people back on their feet and taking stock." The power firms' response to the damage caused by Storm Arwen is to be reviewed by energy regulator Ofgem. The watchdog's review will focus on the resilience of the system and the network companies' emergency response.Related Topics
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