CitiPower and Powercor crews are working to restore power to about 107,000 customers as a severe storm front pushes through Victoria.
A combination of extreme temperatures, strong winds and thousands of lightning strikes are causing damage to poles, wires and other electrical infrastructure.
Crews are responding to more than 400 different faults across western and central Victoria, as well as Melbourne’s inner suburbs.
“Throughout this afternoon and into this evening, we are expecting more winds, storms and lightning to hits western and central Victoria and we are urging people to take steps to prepare for power outages now,” a spokesperson said.
If people do see a fallen powerline, they should always stay well away from them and report them immediately on 13 24 12.
Powercor will keep people updated via SMS and the outage map at www.powercor.com.au
“Over the past few days, we have been monitoring these extreme weather conditions and have extra crews, control room operators, customer centre representatives and other resources responding as we focus on getting power back on to our customers as safely and quickly as possible,” the spokesperson said.
