Power Outage News in New Zealand and Australia

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred has caused significant power outages across south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales. At the peak of the crisis, approximately 450,000 properties were affected.
As of today, over 33,000 properties remain without power, with about half of these outages occurring on the Gold Coast.
Energex aims to restore power to 95% of the affected homes by Friday, with critical infrastructure already reconnected. Some suburbs may be without power until Saturday night or Sunday.
Residents are advised to stay updated on power outage alerts and monitor local warnings

Tropical Cyclone Alfred has led to significant power outages across southeastern Queensland and northern New South Wales. In Queensland, over 46,000 properties in areas such as Redland, Gold Coast, Logan, and Scenic Rim are without electricity. In northern NSW, severe winds and heavy rain have left more than 35,000 homes and businesses powerless. Emergency services are on standby, and authorities are urging residents to stay indoors and avoid unnecessary travel. Power restoration efforts will commence once conditions are deemed safe.

A significant power outage struck Melbourne's central business district and Docklands, disrupting operations for hundreds of office workers. Approximately 1,100 homes and businesses were affected by the blackout. The outage led to power outage alarms across the area, causing substantial inconvenience. Efforts to restore electricity are underway, with updates on the expected restoration time pending further assessment.

People sharing their thoughts on the long lasting power outages. Hundreds of Victorians remain without power after last week's storms. Some are at relief centres and unable to work.

More than 4500 homes in Wonthella Australia were without power after a series of weather-induced pole fires triggered blackouts across the city and region. “Pole-top fires can occur during light drizzling rain or misty damp conditions when a combination of recent dust and pollution builds up to create paths or ‘tracks’ on the insulators, enabling electricity to jump across. This tracking electricity can heat elements of the pole infrastructure to a point where they smoulder and burn,” the spokesperson said.

Power Cut affected for a second time in a week in Hawke's Bay. Transpower apologized, saying it had an issue with the local generation.

Transpower apologised after it cut power in some areas last night to handle all-time high demand for electricity on one of the coldest nights of the year.

Power cut to more than 370 homes in Willetton after a fallen tree took down power lines.

Reported power сut in Weston Creek, Duffy, Wright, and Coombs. A couple of hours later, service was restored.

#PowerCut in a large area of Goulburn, Australia. Essential Energy crews identified that local fauna had caused the outage, prompting a powerline to fall into the Mulwaree River.

A power cut has left hundreds of travelers have become stuck at the border between Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Power cuts for more than ten thousand homes in southern Sydney, due to an external party hit a major underground supply cable while digging.

Snow flurries fell in Mamaku. Power cuts also affected hundreds of customers. The cause of the outage is unknown.

A widespread power cut affected nearly 1500 customers in Bangalow. Repairs to the damaged lines were made, and power was restored a couple of hours later.

Power cut in western Australian cities due to storms and floods. More than 9,000 homes were left without electricity.

Power cut in more than 200,000 homes in Victoria. after wild winds and heavy rains lashed the state. The area had never experienced such a power cut before. A spokesman said that blackout in homes and stores could last up to a week.

The floods caused a power cut in many areas in the Australian state of Victoria.

Endeavour Energy crews are continuing to safely restore power to 2100 homes after Sunday's damaging winds. The winds caused a large power outage around Illawarra's targeting homes and traffic lights.

470,000 Queenslanders were affected by a power cut after a power station caught fire on Tuesday afternoon. They are now asked to reduce their energy output to reduce the stress on the system by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).

A power outage hit about 1400 properties in the gold coast. The reasons of the power cut is not yet known but Energex says investigations are underway.

A power cut between Tokomaru and Palmerston North has hit more than 400 homes leaving them without electricity. Currently, PowerCo is investigating on the causes.

An unplanned power cut has hit Byron Shire due to a fault in the energy network. Customer safety was immediately ensured by isolating the power supply.

Good news for Whangārei, a total of 9000 households have received back electricity after experiencing a lack of it on Saturday evening due to a massive power cut. Northpower said the “major fault” happened at the Kensington substation and arose due to an issue with the 33kV busbar.

Central North Island was hit by a power cut on Monday. Transpower notified the public that an investigation has been started and is continuing to shed light on the power cut that affected about 4000 properties.

It has been reported by the federal energy market operator that if the Yallourn coal-fired power plant won't be replaced soon, a decade of frequent power cuts will await Victoria, AU. Precautions have to be taken.