Endeavour Energy says work is continuing on Tuesday to restore power to the remaining 3000 customers affected by bushfires.
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In a statement, they said their plan is to restore power to 2000 homes and businesses customers on Tuesday in Manyana, Conjola Park, Lake Conjola, Cunjurong Point, Bendalong and Fishermans Paradise.
"Subject to there no further damage being found, our plan is to have power back to all but 300 Endeavour Energy customers by late tomorrow," the statement issued on Tuesday said.
"This will be done through either repairing damaged powerlines or installing generators where is it safe and feasible to do so. These generators will supply customers until the network repairs are completed over coming days.
"In some places, it will not be possible to reconnect individual homes that have been destroyed or where their own electrical wiring needs to be either replaced or inspected before power can be safely restored."
Further south, work done on Monday by Endeavour Energy crews to repair the backbone of electricity supply into the Essential Energy network helped them reconnect 13,000 customers in Batemans Bay and Mossy Point on Monday night, many of whom had been without power for nearly a week.
Due to the extent of bushfire damage, they are not yet able to reconnect homes and business in Little Forrest, Yatte Yattah, Bewong or Tapitallie.
"These villages have been evacuated and are largely uninhabited, so we are currently contacting any residents who may still be living in these areas to determine what can be done to get power safely back to them as soon as possible," the statement said.
"Active fires in the Kangaroo Valley and along the Shoalhaven River are restricting safe access for Endeavour Energy crews to assess damage and make repairs. Further updates on power restoration in these areas will be provided in coming days.
"While our priority is get power safely back to all habitable dwellings, there are still many challenges to be overcome in returning the network to normal."
Since these devastating bushfires flared on the South Coast on New Year's Eve, power supply has been interrupted to 57,000 homes and business between Nowra and the Victorian border.
Endeavour Energy believes more than 900 power poles across a broad area have been destroyed on the South Coast by these fires, with at least 300 poles needing to be replaced in the Endeavour Energy network alone.