Thousands left without power in Melbourne CBD after local outage
A burst water main has caused a significant power outage in Melbourne's CBD, affecting thousands of residents. The outage has disrupted train lines, traffic lights, and hospitals, with over 5,300 people still without power. Citipower crews are working to remove water and assess damage to restore services.
- ▪A burst water main flooded a public car park on Little Collins Street, impacting a zone substation.
- ▪Citipower reported that the power cut affects about 10,000 customers in the south-eastern sections of Melbourne's CBD.
- ▪Emergency lighting is active at Epworth hospitals, which are managing the situation while ensuring patient safety.
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Thousands left without power in Melbourne CBD after local outageTopic:Electricity Production and DistributionMon 25 May 2026 at 6:51pmMon 25 May 2026 at 6:51pmMon 25 May 2026 at 6:51pmA burst water main has caused a power outage in Melbourne's CBD. (ABC News: Tristan Hooft)abc.net.au/news/power-outages-melbourne-citipower/106720074Link copiedShareShare articleA burst pipe has left thousands of Melburnians stranded in the CBD as power was cut to train lines, traffic lights and hospitals.Citipower said a burst water main flooded a public car park on Little Collins Street in the city, with floodwaters entering a zone substation in the basement of the property."For safety, we have turned off power from this site, which supplies about 10,000 customers in the south-eastern sections of…
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