Wild weather causes power interruptions - 4:45pm
Release Date: 09 June 2008
Though wet and tired, Western Power crews have successfully restored the vast majority of customers affected by the wild weather this morning.
More than 15,000 properties in the greater metropolitan area have already had power restored, currently only 500 customers remain without power.
Apart from Rockingham, only one multi customer fault remains in the Perth metro area (Darlington 50 customers) - this is expected to be restored very shortly.
Across the network a number of poles and wires were damaged by the strong winds and flying debris. Crews worked through the wet and windy weather to restore power as quickly as possible.
All multi customer faults are expected to be restored by this evening. Single customer faults that require the attendance of electricians may be off overnight.
To ensure all single customer faults are reported, Western Power is asking customers to contact its fault line on 13 13 51 to log a power interruption.
1:50pm update
Work in Rockingham is continuing today for Western Power crews after wild weather crossed the coast this morning.
More than 15,000 properties in the greater metropolitan area have already had power restored.
Currently 700 properties are without power in the metropolitan area with Rockingham continuing to be the worst affected. Power has been restored to the majority of customers in Rockingham however 400 customers remain without power in three separate jobs. Western Power expects to have these customers restored in the early evening possibly by 4pm today.
At the height of impact on power supplies, at 9.00am this morning, more than 16,000 properties were affected in the network.
A number of wires down, hazards and roofs blown off have been reported in the Rockingham area, which will mean crews need to work steadily through the area before being able to restore power. Crews need to ensure there are no other hazards, wires down on a particular line before attempting to re-energise it. Western Power asks residents in Rockingham to be patient while its crews and other emergency services personnel work to restore power.
The other large faults in the metropolitan area include -
- Dianella - 250 customers affected
- Rockingham / Coolengup - 400
- Craigie - 78
All multi customer faults are expected to be restored by this evening. Single customer faults that require the attendance of electricians may be off overnight.
To ensure all single customer faults are reported, Western Power is asking customers to contact its fault line on 13 13 51 to log power interruption as customers may be affected by both a network outage as well as sustaining damage to their own connection to the network. To ensure Western Power is aware of all of these single customer interruptions please call us to log your fault.
12:10pm update
Western Power crews continue to work in today's wild weather restoring power to areas affected by this morning's storm fronts.
More than 10,000 properties have already had power restored.
Currently 6,500 properties are without power in the metropolitan area with Rockingham continuing to be the worst affected. Power has been restored to small pockets in Rockingham however 5,000 customers remain without power. Western Power expects to start restoring power to more customers in Rockingham between 1 and 2pm today. Work will continue throughout the day.
At the height of impact on power supplies, at 9.00am this morning, more than 16,000 properties were affected.
A number of wires down, hazards and roofs blown off have been reported in the Rockingham area, which will mean crews need to work steadily through the area before being able to restore power. Crews need to ensure there are no other hazards, wires down on a particular line before attempting to re-energise it. Western Power asks residents in Rockingham to be patient while its crews and other emergency services personnel work to restore power.
The other large faults in the metropolitan area include -
- Caversham - 65 customers affected - majority restored (500 customers originally affected)
- Marmion - 300 customers now affected, majority have had power restored (1100 customers were originally affected)
- Dianella - 150 customers affected
- Coolbellup - 170 customers affected
10:45am update
Work is continuing for Western Power in the wake of wild weather that crossed the coast today. Currently 11,000 properties are without power with Rockingham continuing to be the worst affected. It has 6,000 customers without power.
At the height of impact on power supplies, 9.00am this morning, more than 16,000 properties were affected.
A number of wires down, hazards and roofs blown off have been reported in the Rockingham area, which will mean crews need to work carefully through the area before being able to restore power. Crews need to ensure there are no other hazards, wires down on a particular line before attempting to re-energise it. Western Power asks residents in Rockingham to be patient while Western Power crews and other emergency services personnel work to restore power. Western Power does not expect to be able to commence any re-energising work in Rockingham before lunchtime.
The other large faults in the metropolitan area include -
- Belhus and surrounding areas - restored
- Beechboro - 42 customers now affected, majority have had power restored (1900 customers were originally affected)
- Caversham - 65 customers affected - majority restored (500 customers originally affected)
- Marmion - 300 customers now affected, majority have had power restored (1100 customers were originally affected)
- Dianelle - 150 customers affected
9:45am update
Work is continuing for Western Power this morning as more wild weather crosses the coast. Currently 12,000 properties are without power with Rockingham continuing to being the worst affected. It has 6,000 customers without power.
At the height of impact on power supplies, 9.00am this morning, more than 16,000 properties were affected.
A number of wires down, hazards and roofs blown off have been reported in the Rockingham area, which will mean crews need to work carefully through the area before being able to restore power. Crews need to ensure there are no other hazards, wires down on a particular line before attempting to re-energise it. Western Power asks residents in Rockingham to be patient while Western Power crews and other emergency services personnel work to restore power. Western Power does not expect to be able to commence any re-energising work in Rockingham before lunchtime.
The other large faults in the metropolitan area include -
- Belhus and surrounding areas - 1100 customers affected
- Beechboro - 200 customers now affected, majority have had power restored (1900 customers were originally affected)
- Caversham - 500 customers affected
- Gooseberry Hill - restored
- Marmion - 300 customers now affected, majority have had power restored (1100 customers were originally affected)
8:45am update
Western Power crews have been kept busy this morning after several fronts crossed the coast early this morning. Currently 13,000 properties are without power with Rockingham being the worst affected with approximately 6,000 customers affected by power interruptions.
A number of wires down, hazards and roofs blown off have been reported in the Rockingham area, which will mean crews need to work methodically through the area before being able to restore power. Crews need to ensure there are no other hazards, wires down on a particular line before attempting to re-energise it. Western Power asks residents in Rockingham to be patient while Western Power crews and other emergency services personnel work to restore power.
The other two large faults in the metropolitan area include -
- Belhus and surrounding areas - 1100 customers affected
- Beechboro - 1900 customers affected
- Caversham - 500 customers affected
- Gooseberry Hill - 1100 customers affected
Further updates will be provided when more information is available
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