Negative
Setback or risk materialised
Medium Impact
Significant progress or notable issue
On Friday 5 August 2016 all three Aran Islands lost electricity supply when a subsea power cable fault occurred about 2 km off Inis Mór on the 10.5 km link from the mainland, leaving Inis Meáin and Inis Oírr without mains power for about four days and affecting nearly 400 residents and 372 registered customers during the busy tourist season.