Public Lighting Asset Management Strategy

Western Power operates and maintains more than 290,000 streetlights across its network, which are used to provide public lighting services to local governments. The streetlights comprise of poles, outreach brackets, luminaires, globes, cables, fuses, and control systems. 

Western Power’s Public Lighting Asset Management Strategy (strategy) outlines how Western Power manages public lighting assets to provide the community with a safe, reliable and affordable service and meet our regulatory obligations. 

Western Power reviews the strategy regularly, which includes consultation with local governments to ensure the strategy is fit-for-purpose and aligned to local government objectives.  

Ongoing feedback regarding the strategy can be directed to our Community and Stakeholder team.

In November 2025, Local Governments were invited to participate in the next engagement phase, to review and update Western Power’s Public Lighting Asset Management Strategy. It is expected that the engagement process will conclude in March 2026.

Between March and May 2024, Western Power invited local governments to consult on its strategy and share their public lighting objectives, desired outcomes, challenges and opportunities. Feedback has informed this and future strategies.

Participation in the research was strong, with responses received from 52 local governments (48% regional, 52% metro) representing 87% of Western Power’s streetlight fleet. We are currently working on implementing the resulting strategy, which is available for download below.