Power and Water
Contact us |About us |Site map |     

Related links

Power and Water Corporation is the sole provider of electricity, water supply and sewerage services to almost 80,000 customers across the Northern Territory ?¨C an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres. Power and Water Corporation is the sole provider of electricity, water supply and sewerage services to almost 80,000 customers across the Northern Territory ?¨C an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres. Power and Water Corporation is the sole provider of electricity, water supply and sewerage services to almost 80,000 customers across the Northern Territory ?¨C an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres.
Home  >  Newsroom  >  News and community partnerships  >  2010  >  Mandorah/Cox Peninsula power outage update

Mandorah/Cox Peninsula power outage update

11 Sep 2010

Around 6.15pm yesterday evening an underwater cable was snagged by a foreign naval vessel in a defined restricted area of Darwin harbour.

As this area contains the high voltage under-sea cables that provide power supply to Mandorah/Cox Peninsula, for safety reasons and as a precautionary measure, power to residents in the area was disconnected.

Backup power was supplied to residents from midnight last night.

Customers in the area are asked to disconnect any non-essential electrical equipment to ensure the temporary power supply is efficiently managed for all residents.

Power and Water is working with all relevant authorities to ensure the cable can be safely accessed and an assessment can be undertaken. Divers will take video footage of the cable at low tide this afternoon for viewing by Power and Water technicians.

Further updates will be provided tomorrow, Sunday 12 September.


Contact:

Phone:

PRIVACY | DISCLAIMER | EMERGENCY 1800 245 090 | CUSTOMER SERVICE 1800 245 092 | POWER AND WATER CORPORATION | ABN 15 947 352 360 | WEBMAIL | PWConnect

The Power and Water Corporation is the Northern Territory of Australia's provider of electricity, water and sewerage services.
We are one of the largest businesses in the Territory with assets in excess of $1.2 billion and servicing around 80,000 customers.