The province of Liège was particularly affected by the snowfall this Friday. On the menu: disturbances on the electricity and gas network, overwhelmed firefighters and chaos on the roads. And it’s not over: the IRM, the Royal Institute of Meteorology, issued a warning last night for slippery conditions on roads throughout the territory… and this warning is in effect until noon .
RESA, the main electricity and gas distribution operator in the province of Liège, has been in high demand since the start of the bad weather. The snowfalls indeed caused disturbances on the electricity and gas network in the Liège region. “Most of the breakdowns concern trees or branches lying on our overhead lines“, explains the spokesperson of the operator.
We have two generators left to install in Trooz and Awans, and all customers will be restored
The teams worked all night to restore electricity as quickly as possible to the households concerned. But the job is not done”We have two generators left to install in Trooz and Awans, and all customers will be restored“, adds the spokesperson. “Afterwards, the actual repair work can begin.“
The localities of Tilff, Aywaille, Anthisnes, Trooz, Comblain, Esneux and Jalhay were particularly affected by the disturbances on the network during the night from Friday to Saturday.