Manitoba Hydro has scheduled a planned power outage Thursday morning in Blumenort.

Electrical service to customers will be cut off, starting at 4:30am and lasting about two hours. Approximately 940 customers will be impacted, but not Granny's Poultry, which has its own power supply.

The outage will allow Hydro crews to safely upgrade local electrical distribution equipment. This upgrade will increase power stability and reduce voltage fluctuation, improving the operation of machinery and electronic equipment connected to the system. This work will also reduce the possibility of equipment failure and longer, unplanned outages.