The number of households still without electricity following a heavy snowstorm earlier in the week has been narrowed down to less than 1,000, according to a latest update from energy minister Kostas Skrekas in a television interview.

Distribution network operator DEDDIE/HEDNO’s response to network damages, mostly in the wider Athens area’s northeastern section, has been far more effective than the effort made last winter to fix extensive damages following a heavy snowstorm, the energy minister told Antenna TV.

Households without electricity are now down to less than 1,000 from 200,000 on Monday, the minister noted, acknowledging the problems people have needed to persevere, while adding that all issues should be entirely resolved by midday today.

Coordination between DEDDIE/HEDNO and municipalities has been effective, which helped resolve 95 percent of issues over a 48-hour period, the minister noted.