Power cuts affecting wide parts of the islands

LARGE parts of Shetland have been affected by yet another power cut.

The lights went out on Tuesday afternoon in parts of the south mainland, the westside, Scalloway  and Bressay, affecting hundreds if not thousands of households.

The power went off at just after 2pm and has since, reportedly, returned in some areas.

A spokesperson from SSEN Distribution told Shetland News this afternoon: “During routine testing earlier this afternoon, a brief fault occurred; this was quickly rectified by locally-based network control engineers, with all supplies restored in under 30 minutes.”