The sale of the Orillia Power Distribution Corporation (OPDC) to Hydro One closed on Tuesday, signifying the start of the two being brought together.

Hydro One first issued the ban towards the beginning of the province's COVID-19 outbreak, saying customers needed to be able to rely on electricity while they were kept at home during the pandemic.

According to Hydro One, there were 591 outages in total affecting more than 47,500 customers as of 12 a.m. on Thursday.

The power utility says the profit amounted to 38 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31 compared with a profit of 29 cents per diluted share a year ago.

The Ontario Energy Board approved the sale of the Orillia Power Distribution Corporation to Hydro One on Thursday.

After debt and other liabilities related to PDI, the City is expected to receive $50 million to $55 million from Hydro One’s purchase of PDI

"Customers will remain out overnight in central, eastern and parts of northern Ontario."

The company says they will be offering financial assistance and payment flexibility to customers affected by the virus.

Two of Ontario's biggest utilities have formed a new company to create a province-wide fast-charger network for electric vehicles.

Hydro One workers James Baragar, Jeffrey Howes, Darcy Jansen and Kyle Shorrock died in the crash on Dec. 14, 2017.