The Hydro One Outage map has pushed restoration for a massive outages in the Ottawa Valley this afternoon back to 8:30PM.
Listeners report loss of power in the Bonnechere Valley about 3:15 this afternoon, which were shown on the Hydro One Outage Map shortly thereafter.
The outage map as at 615PM shows a wide swath of the Valley without service, ranging from Wilno to Petawawa and Pembroke and including Eganville, all of Bonnechere Valley and western portions of Renfrew.
Outages extend as far south as Cloyne on Highway 41.
Restoration to 15.5 thousand customers is now estimated at 8:30PM this evening.
Although Hydro One has given no explanation for the outage, the utility says it is under investigation.
Loss of power corresponds with a band of thunderstorms which rolled through the Ottawa Valley this afternoon.