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SSE said those in favour of the scheme had used "flawed logic" and that it would create a "postcode lottery" for energy bills.

Speaking to BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme, the rapper said his appearance in front of the sold-out SSE Arena crowd was about bringing communities together based on more than just their religion.

Visitors to the SSE Arena in Belfast will have to pay an extra £1 for their first drink as part of a move towards reusable plastic cups.

Scotland has not been hit as hard, with both Scottish Power and SSE reporting just a few localised faults.

SSE has built a 160-mile long undersea cable to carry the power from Viking to Noss Head, near Wick, on the Scottish mainland.