"Stay home, stay safe" is the vital mantra for most at the moment, but energy workers have been sanctioned by Government as critical staff needed to keep the country functioning.
And engineers from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) have been continuing to serve customers in the coronavirus outbreak.
Following a power cut at the end of last year, residents in the Highland community of Aberchalder had been getting their power from SSEN's mobile generation. But now, with the completion of a recent network upgrade by the company, this small village near Fort Augustus is once more back on the main grid.
The project saw 600m of electricity cables and 12 wooden poles replaced, with part of the upgraded network connected to existing cables running under the world-renowned Caledonian Canal.
And given the remote natural beauty of the area, there was a real need to minimise any disruption to the local landscape.
With work needing to take place during the stay put period, a lot of rigorous controls were put in place before a spade hit the ground.
"The safety of our team and the local community was paramount, but the work was essential to get the area back onto the grid",said Chris McGrath, SSEN's Project Manager.
"We had a team of six working on the project, with social distancing and enhanced PPE, including rubber gloves. Everything was continually wiped down with sanitisers and double-bagged for controlled disposal - all in line with Government guidelines.
"Rather than travel up and down from the Oban depot, the team stayed locally to minimise movement.While it was hard for us all not to see our families and loved ones as normal, everyone appreciated that these are not normal times and we each wanted to do our bit to keep each other and the wider community safe."
Chris was joined by colleagues William Broome, Alan Garrick, Mark Purdie, Craig McKillop and Stuart Gillespie and the team managed to complete the work in just two weeks.
He said: "It might be hard for the public to understand what essential work has to happen during this time but this was vital to get the local area back onto traditional supply.
"Whenever we work, the safety of everyone in the local community and staff on site is always SSEN's number one priority.
"Now customers are once more being fed from the main electricity network and their supplies will be much more resilient and less susceptible to power cuts - definitely essential in the weeks and months ahead."