Victorian energy supply – 7:30am update

30/10/2021
1 min

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) can confirm that approximately 110,000 properties across Victoria remain without electricity, down from 518,000 yesterday, due to strong winds and heavy rainfall across the state.

Network crews have restored the power to more than 400,000 properties, enduring challenging weather conditions, falling trees and access issues to repair damaged powerlines and critical energy infrastructure.

Despite these efforts and support from emergency response groups, including the State Emergency Service, it is expected some properties will be without power over the weekend and potentially early next week.

Victorians travelling this weekend should consider their plans to visit areas of significant storm damage, flooding and electricity outages.

Victoria’s electricity distribution businesses have provided the following outage numbers:

Distribution Business

Network Area

Customers without power

AusNet Services

Outer east and outer northern Melbourne, eastern and north-eastern Victoria

61,709

CitiPower

Melbourne CBD and inner suburbs

318

Jemena

North-west Melbourne

4,958

Powercor Australia

Outer western suburbs of Melbourne, and central and western Victoria

15,777

United Energy

South-east Melbourne, and Mornington Peninsula

26,277

AEMO, as the national power system operator, will continue to provide media with a state-wide overview of the situation on behalf of the Victorian electricity supply industry, until conditions improve.

Media requests for high level, summary information about the electricity supply disruption, or interviews, should be directed to AEMO at this stage. 

Media inquiries regarding specific power outages or areas affected should be directed to the appropriate electricity distribution business listed below. 

ENDS…

For more information, AEMO Media: 0409 382 121, media@aemo.com.au  or Twitter (@AEMO_energy) 

For region or area-specific media enquiries, please contact:

Distribution Business

Media contact details

Information resources

AusNet Services

(03) 9483 0989

Customers faults and emergencies: 13 17 99

www.outagetracker.com.au

Twitter: @AusNetServices, Facebook: AusNet Services

CitiPower,

(03) 9683 4342

 

Jemena

1300 331 239

https://poweroutages.jemena.com.au

Powercor Australia

(03) 9683 4342

www.powercor.com.au

United Energy

(03) 9683 4342

www.unitedenergy.com.au

 

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