Ministers are urging councils to have plans in place for New Year flooding as weather misery continues for thousands of people.
A Downing Street spokesman outlined action to be taken after the Cabinet Office Briefing (COBR) held via conference call on Saturday.
Energy Minister Ed Davey is pushing UK Power Networks - which owns electricity lines in London and the south east - for a clear, public timeline for work to get the power back on, the spokesman said.
The Government has made emergency funding available to councils affected by severe weather and flooding and is urging them to have a clear plan in place if they could face flooding over the New Year.
Around 4,000 homes were still without power on Saturday morning, according to The Energy Networks Association (ENA).
The COBR meeting was chaired by Defra minister George Eustice, with housing minister Kris Hopkins, energy minister Baroness Verma, trade minister Lord Livingston and officials from the Environment Agency taking part.
The spokesman said: "The Environment Agency, the Cabinet Office and the Department for Communities and Local Government are working together to ensure councils are best prepared for further bad weather and will be contacting Councils to make sure they are going to be manned over New Year to help people."
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