Over 35,000 Montrealers lose power amid morning outages
Posted October 20, 2025 2:33 pm.
Last Updated October 20, 2025 4:51 pm.
A wave of power outages left more than 35,000 Hydro Quebec customers in Montreal without electricity early Monday.
As of 2:30 p.m., about 25,689 clients in Montreal were affected due to 23 interruptions, according to Hydro-Québec.
In Montreal, there were about 13 outages, east of Highway 25 in the Point-aux-Trembles area. About 22 service interruptions in Outaouais resulted in more than 2,600 outages.
Hydro-Québec says the cause for the outages is an issue at the Montreal East substation.
To check the status of power outages by region, click here.
