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14/08/2003
NIE condemn vandalism of substation
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has today condemned vandals who damaged electricity equipment at Killyclogher on Tuesday.
A number of customers lost electricity supply and further customers had to be taken off supply to facilitate the replacement of damaged insulators after the attack on St Mary's Road substation.
Fiona McClintock, NIE Customer Relations Manager said: “Vandalism to electricity equipment can cause death. Damage of this nature could have caused a loss of electricity supply to a large number of customers in the area.
“It is impossible to make equipment completely resistant to determined acts of vandalism. The best remedy would be if the people involved can be persuaded to stop putting themselves at risk and their neighbours to great inconvenience.
NIE has also issued a strong warning to farmers to take extra caution when working in the vicinity of overhead electricity equipment, especially at times when visibility is poor. The appeal follows an incident near Limavady also on Tuesday where a silage trailer struck and damaged overhead line.
The number of farming related damages to the high voltage electricity network has now reached 18 since the beginning of the year.
(MB)
A number of customers lost electricity supply and further customers had to be taken off supply to facilitate the replacement of damaged insulators after the attack on St Mary's Road substation.
Fiona McClintock, NIE Customer Relations Manager said: “Vandalism to electricity equipment can cause death. Damage of this nature could have caused a loss of electricity supply to a large number of customers in the area.
“It is impossible to make equipment completely resistant to determined acts of vandalism. The best remedy would be if the people involved can be persuaded to stop putting themselves at risk and their neighbours to great inconvenience.
NIE has also issued a strong warning to farmers to take extra caution when working in the vicinity of overhead electricity equipment, especially at times when visibility is poor. The appeal follows an incident near Limavady also on Tuesday where a silage trailer struck and damaged overhead line.
The number of farming related damages to the high voltage electricity network has now reached 18 since the beginning of the year.
(MB)
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