Belco hoped to have less than 3,000 homes without power by last night.

By early Wednesday, 3,600 out of 25,000 domestic customers were without power, but the company was shooting for 2,900 last night.

Spokeswoman Linda Wilson-Smith said last night: "We are beginning to move into a phase where most of the larger widespread outages have been addressed and as we complete these, we are then reassembling teams to go into areas and blitz small outages."

Belco worked on the these major areas yesterday and the expected outcomes: Knapton Close/Estate (restored); Cut Road (expect to restore); Slippery Lane (scheduled for today); Secretary Lane (scheduled for today); Fort George (continues today); Brightside Crescent (restored); Oleander Hill (restored); Queens Lane (restored); Smith's Island (restored);

Paget Island (restored); Ferry Reach (restored); Emily's Bay (scheduled for today); Zuill's Park (partial yesterday - continue today); Radnor Road (expect yesterday); Wilderness (to continue);

Shell Point (restored); Commonland Point (restored); Whitney Avenue (today); Spanish Point/Admiralty/North Shore (to continue - beginning of blitz); Ardsheal Drive/Bellevue Lane (restored); Clark Lane (restored); Harvey Road (restored); Prospect (to continue - beginning of blitz);

Frog Lane/Montpelier (restored); Devon Springs (restored); Seabright Avenue (possibly restored last night); Brighton Lane (restored); Paddock Drive/Lane (restored); Somerset Railway Trail (scheduled for today); Bob's Valley (restored); Warwick Lane (to continue);

Harbour Road/Middle Road expect to complete yesterday (major branch line rebuild in vicinity of Manse Road); Sinky Bay (expected to complete yesterday).Queen Street; Lemon Grove; Seamont Lane; Somers Hill; Knapton/Harrington Hundreds/Zuill's Park area - begin blitz.

Pine Ridge Lane; Walsingham Somers Hill/Common Point/Radnor Road area - begin blitz; St. David's - begin blitz

Blitzes are to either continue or begin in following areas: Admiralty/Spanish Point/North Shore Pembroke; Parsons Lane/Middle Road, Devonshire/North Shore, Devonshire; Hermitage/Collector's Hill/South Shore, Middle Road;

Fort Hamilton/Happy Valley/Point Finger/Berry Hill/Harbour/South Shore/Woodlands/St. John's/Euclid/Langton Hill Pitts Bay/Rosemont Avenue;

Ess Hill/Ord Road/Cobbs Hill/South Shore/Stonington/Rural Hill/ South Shore/ Middle Road;

Serpentine Road/Fairylands/Cox's Hill/Mount Hill Palmetto Road/Friswells Hill/Dock Hill/Roberts Avenue. (These blitzes could go on for several days depending on extent of work required).

Branch Line work: Hawthorne Lane Branch Line and Poles Hampton Head.