CitiPower and Powercor own and operate two of Australia’s largest electricity networks, supplying power to over 1.1 million Victorian households.
CitiPower owns and manages a 157 square kilometre electricity distribution network. It provides power for more than 330,000 customers in Melbourne’s CBD and inner suburbs.
Powercor owns and operates Victoria’s largest electricity distribution network, with more than half a million poles and over 88,000 kilometres of power lines. The network provides electricity for nearly 820,000 customers in central and western Victoria, as well as Melbourne’s western suburbs.
Both are closely monitored and millions of dollars are invested each year to make sure the networks are safe and reliable.
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View our Powercor network area map
| CitiPower Network Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Network line lenth | 7,503km |
| Network area | 157km sq |
| Customers | 330,000+ |
| Zone substations transformers | 102 |
| Distribution transformers | 4,797 |
| Poles | 58,207 |
| Underground lines | 43% |
| Network availability | 99.99% |
| Powercor Network Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Network line length | 88,364km |
| Network area | 145,700km sq |
| Customers | 810,000+ |
| Zone substations transformers | 141 |
| Distributions transformers | 84,378 |
| Poles | 571,800 |
| Underground lines | 13% |
| Network availability | 99.97% |
Update January 2019.
