Power outage update - 28 August 2024

Update as at 4.45pm Wednesday, 28 August 2024 - Power outages across Melbourne’s south east and Mornington Peninsula

United Energy is working to restore power to more than 3,400 customers across Melbourne’s southeastern suburbs and the Mornington Peninsula as wild winds continue to push through the state.

Wind gusts up to 100km/h have struck parts of the network, bringing down trees and branches onto power poles, wires and other infrastructure.

The hardest hit areas include Glen Waverley, Sandringham, Dromana, Mornington and Hastings. Extra crews are responding to more than 112 fault jobs, including 35 fallen wires.

If people see a fallen powerline, they should always stay more than 10 metres away and report them to us immediately on 13 20 99.

We'll continue to keep people updated via SMS and the outage map.

Our field teams, control room operators, customer centre representatives and other resources are focused on getting power back on to our customers as safely and as quickly as possible.

Due to the large volumes of faults and complexity of some of the damage, restoration times will be longer than usual. At this stage, some customers may be without power into tomorrow.