Mission accomplished: Ergon crews wrap up Cyclone Narelle power restoration
Power has been restored to hundreds of customers after severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle battered remote communities in Far North Queensland.
Power has been restored to hundreds of customers after severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle battered remote communities in Far North Queensland.
Ergon Energy crews are aiming to get the lights back on to as many communities and customers as possible by tonight, in the wake of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle.
We’ve begun to see the impacts of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle on the power network, and we expect more emergency outages from this powerful system.
We have made final preparations to respond to Tropical Cyclone Narelle and stand ready to support any communities impacted by severe weather.
By simply filling in a survey, Queenslanders can help shape plans for the state’s electricity networks.
Following the impact of Cyclone Koji over the weekend, significant progress has been made in restoring power across affected regions.
Ergon Energy Network field crews worked throughout the night on Sunday, and as at 5am on Monday, there are approximately 2,500 customers without electricity due to ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji.
Crews from across northern and central Queensland are working on storm damage to the power network, with a peak of around 23,000 customers without power this afternoon as a result of ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji.
Ergon Energy field crews are prepared for the potential impact of Tropical Cyclone Koji across the north Queensland region.
We had a busy start to the year with major flooding in North Queensland and Cyclone Alfred in South-east Queensland, but outside of disaster response the team has been even busier.
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Ergon Energy Network crews in the Whitsundays have installed aluminium tags along barbed wire fences securing substations and a depot as part of a trial to protect native wildlife, including endangered species.
Another storm front moved across southern Queensland and into south-east Queensland overnight.
More storms moved across southern Queensland and into south-east Queensland this afternoon causing more outages on the Energex and Ergon Energy networks.
Dogs, wildlife and aggressive people are among the leading causes of incidents involving our crews and contractors across Queensland.
After last weekend’s severe weather brought cyclonic winds, cricket ball-sized hail, and more than 265,000 lightning strikes to parts of the state, we are urging Queenslanders potentially in the firing line to prepare their households and properties for further storms forecast for this weekend.
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