Overhead distribution equipment beside Highway 7 in Zhuangwei, Yilan, photographed in 2006. Photograph: vegafish / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5. Context photograph; not the announced project or a record of the October 2026 event.
Taiwan Power Company says it restored electricity to storm-affected residential customers in its Yilan service area by 4 p.m. local time on October 25, following Typhoon Champi.
The utility’s October 25 Chinese-language announcement reports more than 30,000 customers affected cumulatively in Yilan. Strong winds and heavy rain damaged high- and low-voltage lines, while trees and bamboo contacted overhead conductors.
Taipower mobilized its own crews and heavy equipment, cross-territory support and contractors to repair lines and clear vegetation. The announcement also asks any individual customers still without supply to report their situation, preserving a distinction between the area restoration milestone and isolated residual faults.
The Yilan milestone must not be read as confirmation that every customer across Taiwan had been restored.
How restoration sequencing affects recovery
An October 24 utility update described a restoration order beginning with supply-hub substations, then main feeders and branch lines, with public services prioritized.
Engineering analysis: restoring an upstream supply path can enable subsequent downstream repairs to return customers to service. Safe access, vegetation clearance, isolation and coordinated re-energization remain essential; the announcement does not provide a quantified comparison of alternative restoration strategies.