Service update | 12 October severe weather

Central Australia severe weather

Severe weather on 12 October has caused significant damage and power outages across parts of Central Australia. Our crews are assessing damage and restoring services when safe to do so.

Current situation

Restoration figures provided by Corporate Affairs on 13 October 2026

Widespread impacts

Significant damage to powerlines, poles and infrastructure. Crews are making areas safe and progressively restoring services.

Customer

Restored 6,000
Without power 3,000

See areas impacted below for outage details and updates.

Restoration work

Expected to take several days in some areas

Crews continue assessing damage, repairing assets and prioritising safe restoration of essential services.

Central Australia outage map

Explore the map supplied by GIS for information about affected areas. For written outage updates, use the Areas impacted section below.

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Areas impacted

Outage information is updated between 6am and 10pm daily. Select your area below to see outage details and the latest available updates. For the latest information about all outages, visit Outages and works.

Amoonguna; Hermannsburg; Hugh; Namatjira; Wallace Rockhole
Started: 2026-10-12 Time: 14:01
⚠️🔌 A network outage is affecting customers due to wires down. Crews are responding. Next update 5:00pm.

Outage updates

👷 Update 13 October, 6:00pm - Power is restored to customers in Hermannsberg. If you remain without power you may need a Certificate of Compliance before we can reconnect you. ; 👷‍♂️ Update 13 October, 4:30pm - Power restored to parts of this area. Hermannsberg remains without power. We are continuing efforts to safely repair the power network. Your patience is appreciated.; 👷‍♂️ Update 13 October, 1:00pm - Efforts are continuing in Central Australia with power restored to over 5,500 customers across the region. At this stage, 3,500 customers remain without power. Our crews will continue working while it is safe to do so. With more severe weather expected, our restoration efforts may be impacted. The safety of our crew and the community remains the priority. Please stay away from fallen trees, powerlines and damaged infrastructure. We will keep you updated.; 👷‍♂️ Update 13 October, 11:30am – Our crews continue to assess damage and carry out repairs to restore power to affected customers. Additional crews are on the ground supporting restoration efforts, with some areas taking longer than others due to the extent of the damage. Please continue to stay clear of fallen trees and powerlines, including on roads and paths. Thank you for your ongoing patience and understanding, we appreciate your support. Next update 2pm.; 👷‍♂️Update 13 October, 9:30am - Crews continue efforts to restore power in a number of communities. Our crews are on the ground in Hermannsburg and Amoonguna working to safely repair the powerlines. Please stay away from powerlines and fallen trees. Next update at 11:30am.; 👷‍♂️Update 13 October, 6:00am - Crews worked through the night to complete repairs. We know being without power is frustrating, particularly when we cannot provide an exact restoration time and appreciate the patience and understanding of residents as our crews work through this significant response.; 👷‍♂️Update 9:45pm - Our crews are working to restore power to all customers. We will work through the night to continue our repairs. ; Update 6:00pm - Crews continue efforts to complete repairs. Next update 8:00pm.; Update: 5:00pm - Crews are working to assess the damage following the storm. If you see fallen trees and power lines, stay away and call us on 1800 245 090.
Arumbera; Burt Plain; Ilparpa; Kilgariff; Simpson; Temple Bar; White Gums
Started: 2026-10-12 Time: 15:29
⚡ A power outage is affecting customers in Central Australia. Crews are responding. Outage due to lightning storm.

Outage updates

👷‍♂️ Update 1:00pm - Efforts are continuing in Central Australia with power restored to over 5,500 customers across the region. At this stage, 3,500 customers remain without power. Our crews will continue working while it is safe to do so. With more severe weather expected, our restoration efforts may be impacted. The safety of our crew and the community remains the priority. Please stay away from fallen trees, powerlines and damaged infrastructure. We will keep you updated.; 👷‍♂️ Update 13 October, 11:30am – Our crews continue to assess damage and carry out repairs to restore power to affected customers. Additional crews are on the ground supporting restoration efforts, with some areas taking longer than others due to the extent of the damage. Please continue to stay clear of fallen trees and powerlines, including on roads and paths. Thank you for your ongoing patience and understanding, we appreciate your support. Next update at 2pm.; 👷‍♂️Update 13 October, 9:45am - Additional crews have arrived to assess, repair and restore power to the network. Please stay away from fallen trees and powerlines. We appreciate your patience. Next update at 11:30am.; 👷‍♂️Update 13 October, 6:00am - Crews worked through the night to complete repairs. We know being without power is frustrating, particularly when we cannot provide an exact restoration time and appreciate the patience and understanding of residents as our crews work through this significant response.; 👷‍♂️Update 9:45pm - Our crews are working to restore power to all customers. At this stage power is being restored to essential infrastructure first. Some areas will take longer than others to repair, and restoration efforts are expected to continue over several days. ; Update: 5:00pm - Crews are working to assess the damage following the storm. If you see fallen trees and power lines, stay away and call us on 1800 245 090.
Araluen; Braitling; Ciccone; Flynn; Gillen; Larapinta; Ross; Stuart; The Gap
Started: 2026-10-12 Time: 15:53
⚡ A power outage is affecting customers in Central Australia. Crews are responding. Please stay away from fallen trees and power lines. Next update 6:00pm.

Outage updates

👷‍♂️Update 4:00pm - Crews are assessing damaged overhead power lines in the area. We are continuing efforts to remove fallen trees and repair the network. We appreciate your patience.; 👷‍♂️ Update 1:00pm - Efforts are continuing in Central Australia with power restored to over 5,500 customers across the region. At this stage, 3,500 customers remain without power. Our crews will continue working while it is safe to do so. With more severe weather expected, our restoration efforts may be impacted. The safety of our crew and the community remains the priority. Please stay away from fallen trees, powerlines and damaged infrastructure. We will keep you updated.; 👷‍♂️ Update 13 October, 11:30am – Our crews continue to assess damage and carry out repairs to restore power to affected customers. Additional crews are on the ground supporting restoration efforts, with some areas taking longer than others due to the extent of the damage. Please continue to stay clear of fallen trees and powerlines, including on roads and paths. Thank you for your ongoing patience and understanding, we appreciate your support. Next update 2pm.; 👷‍♂️Update 13 October, 9:45am - Additional crews have arrived to assess, repair and restore power to the network. Please stay away from fallen trees and powerlines. We appreciate your patience. Next update at 11:30am.; 👷‍♂️Update 13 October, 7:00am - Power restored to North Edge. Crews continue to work to restore power to affected areas.; 👷‍♂️Update 13 October, 6:00am - Crews worked through the night to complete repairs. We know being without power is frustrating, particularly when we cannot provide an exact restoration time and appreciate the patience and understanding of residents as our crews work through this significant response.; 👷‍♂️Update 9:45pm - Our crews are working to restore power to all customers. At this stage power is being restored to essential infrastructure first. Some areas will take longer than others to repair, and restoration efforts are expected to continue over several days. ; 👷‍♂️Update 6:45pm - If your property has been damaged by the storm impact, or if your electrical service line has been pulled away or disconnected from your house, you may need to get a Certificate of Compliance by a registered electrician before we can reconnect your power.; Update 6:00pm - Crews continue efforts to complete repairs. ; Update: 5:00pm - Crews are working to assess the damage following the storm. If you see fallen trees and power lines, stay away and call us on 1800 245 090.
Desert Springs; East Side; Sadadeen
Started: 2026-10-12 Time: 18:06
⚡ A power outage is affecting customers in Desert Springs, East Side and Sadadeen. Crews are responding and working to complete repairs. Please stay away from fallen trees and power lines.

Outage updates

👷‍♂️Update: 4:00pm - Crews are assessing damaged overhead power lines in the area. We are continuing efforts to remove fallen trees and repair the network. We appreciate your patience.; 👷‍♂️ Update 1:00pm - Efforts are continuing in Central Australia with power restored to over 5,500 customers across the region. At this stage, 3,500 customers remain without power. Our crews will continue working while it is safe to do so. With more severe weather expected, our restoration efforts may be impacted. The safety of our crew and the community remains the priority. Please stay away from fallen trees, powerlines and damaged infrastructure. We will keep you updated.; 👷‍♂️ Update 13 October, 11:30am – Our crews continue to assess damage and carry out repairs to restore power to affected customers. Additional crews are on the ground supporting restoration efforts, with some areas taking longer than others due to the extent of the damage. Please continue to stay clear of fallen trees and powerlines, including on roads and paths. Thank you for your ongoing patience and understanding, we appreciate your support. Next update at 2pm.; 👷‍♂️Update 13 October, 9:45am - Additional crews have arrived to assess, repair and restore power to the network. Please stay away from fallen trees and powerlines. We appreciate your patience. Next update at 11:30am.; 👷‍♂️Update 6:00am - Crews worked through the night to complete repairs. We know being without power is frustrating, particularly when we cannot provide an exact restoration time and appreciate the patience and understanding of residents as our crews work through this significant response.; 👷‍♂️Update 9:45pm - Our crews are working to restore power to all customers. At this stage power is being restored to essential infrastructure first. Some areas will take longer than others to repair, and restoration efforts are expected to continue over several days. ; 👷‍♂️Update 6:45pm - If your property has been damaged by the storm impact, or if your electrical service line has been pulled away or disconnected from your house, you may need to get a Certificate of Compliance by a registered electrician before we can reconnect your power.

Repairing damage

Electricity service lines

Use these steps to understand what to do if storm damage has affected your property's electrical connection. Keep away from damaged lines or equipment. If there is immediate danger, call 000 or 1800 245 090.

Identify where the damage is

Identify which part of your power connection has been damaged.

Power line from the pole

  • Look at Outages and works to check whether your property is listed.
  • If you cannot find your property, report a fault.
  • Power and Water will work to restore network supply.

If the service wire to your home is damaged, continue to Steps 2–4.

Power line from your house, or flooding

If the service wire to your home is damaged, or your electrical installation has been affected by flooding, additional checks may be required before power can be safely reconnected.

Continue to Steps 2–4 below.

Get your property inspected

Arrange for a Northern Territory licensed electrician to check the property and verify electrical safety.

Get a Certificate of Compliance

If your property requires an electrical inspection before reconnection, your electrician must issue a Certificate of Compliance once the necessary checks and repairs are complete.

Arrange reconnection

Contact Power and Water on 1800 245 092 to organise reconnection.

During major outages

Power and Water may instruct you to leave your Certificate of Compliance inside your meter box rather than contact us by phone.

Read the full Getting reconnected guidance

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