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Working with the Crown Estate, Equinor and Gwynt Glas – a joint venture between EDF Renewables UK and ESB – will create several windfarms which are expected to be some of largest of their type in the world.

In the Republic of Ireland, more than 140,000 customers  remain without supply, according to ESB Networks, down from a peak of about 768,000 properties on Friday morning.

ESB Networks described the storm as "record-breaking" and said it had never experienced so many power cuts in the country before with any extreme weather event.

ESB Networks, which runs the power grid, said that about 10,000 homes, farms and businesses remain without power across the country.

ESB Networks said a "significant number" of homes and businesses could remain without supply over the coming days due to the damage caused.