SSEN says at least 1225 people hit by power cut between Fort Augustus and Inverness on north/west side of Loch Ness

At least 1225 people living near Loch Ness have been hit by a power cut as Storm Gerrit batters the Highlands.

SSEN is reporting a major outage between Fort Augustus and beyond Drumnadrochit to the north and west of the loch.

A small number of customers in the Dores area and on the south/east Loch Ness shore have also been affected.

Residents in the Invergarry area have been hit be a separate power cut.

The fault was reported at 8:42 am this morning, with SSEN currently awaiting an update from engineers in the area.

Customers requiring assistance or further information can contact SSEN by phone on 105 or on Facebook or Twitter and quote reference NA7103.

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