But ministers have been looking at how to deal with “different kinds of challenges and threats” following what is one of Europe’s biggest ever power system failures.
She added: “We’ve been looking, as part of wider security reviews across the country, how we deal with both resilience and also different kinds of challenges and threats.
Here The i Paper looks at how prepared the UK is for a similar event.
Electricity is transported through overhead and underground cables, while natural gas is transported via underground cables.
Could a similar power cut happen in the UK?
As an island network Great Britain’s electricity system does not operate under the same conditions as continental European networks. As a result, it is insulated from some events that impact the wider European electricity network.
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A spokesperson added that NESO is working closely with its counterparts across Europe to understand the cause of the power system incident but said it is too early to comment further.
Chris Owens, marketing manager at Riello UPS, told Metro: “When you look at the events in Portugal and Spain and wonder ‘could that happen here in the UK?’, it’s still highly unlikely.
In May last year, the then Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden launched a new “Prepare” Government website to help the public prepare for emergencies.
The energy industry is understood to have well established plans for responding to a range of threats to the power network but generally keeps details secret for security reasons.
How to prepare for a blackout
In preparation for a power cut, official advice is that people should:
Keep a battery or wind-up torch at home and, if possible, avoid using a mobile phone torch to conserve battery. It also advises against using candles or any other naked flames to provide light, as these could pose a fire hazard. Keep some bottled water, non-perishable food that doesn’t need cooking, a tin opener, and baby formula and pet food if needed. Find out their power/load block letter. In the event of a national energy shortage, emergency power cuts could be scheduled on a rotating area-by-area basis, with each area assigned a “load block letter”. Sign up to their energy supplier’s Priority Service Register, if eligible, to let them know that you need additional support during a power cut. Write down frequencies of any local or national radio stations for news updates. Check with telecare device manufacturers that personal alarms, diabetes sensors or other equipment will work during a power cut. Download or print out offline versions of maps. Read More Details
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