Electrical incident and technical investigations reports

Victorian Big Battery Fire

• Statement of Technical Findings – 28 September 2021:

  VBB_StatementOfFindings_FINAL_28Sep2021

  pdf 80.72 KB

United Energy

• United Energy Pole Management Report for consultation – 7 September 2022

AusNet Services – Wood pole management

• AusNet Services Pole Management final report and consultation

Powercor – Wood pole management

• Progress report on wooden power pole interventions – August 2022:

  Implementation of ESV recommendations

  Powercor is increasing the safety of its wooden power pole population by implementing the recommendations of ESV’s investigation into the sustainability of its wood pole inspection and maintenance practices.

  Powercor is required to report quarterly to ESV on its progress in meeting key delivery targets for pole interventions, set-out in its bushfire mitigation plan. This includes both pole replacement and reinforcement

  As at August 2022, Powercor reported delivery of 3,462 pole interventions year-to-date against an annual target of 6,930.

  If Powercor continues to work to its current delivery plan, it can meet the annual target.

  ESV will continue to monitor Powercor’s progress against its plan.

  If Powercor fails to meet its annual commitment at year end then ESV may take enforcement action.

• Final Pole Management Improvement plan progress report – June 2021:

  ESV_PAL_public_reporting_Jun2021

  pdf 51.77 KB

• Final Public Report – 13 March 2020:

  PowercorWoodPoleManagement_PublicTechnicalReport

  pdf 366.95 KB

  • ESV’s response to submissions:

    ResponseToSubmissions_DraftReport_PowercorWoodPoleManagement

    pdf 121.85 KB

• Draft Public Report for consultation – 23 December 2019:

  Public Technical Report - Powercor wood pole management

  pdf 1.34 MB

  • Submissions received:

    ESV_Submission_Feb2020_Redacted

    pdf 2.47 MB

  • FAQ:

    Q&A - Power pole sustainability

    pdf 482.34 KB

• Supporting information – Detailed Technical Report – 3 January 2020:

  Detailed technical report - Powercor wood pole safety management

  pdf 3.04 MB

500 kV Towers incident (Cressy)

• ESV’s report into the 500 kV Towers incident (Cressy):

  Cressy_500kV_Tower_Incident_31Jan2020_report

  pdf 357.4 KB

Salt Creek Insulator failure

• Salt Creek Technical Report:

  Technical Investigation Report - Salt Creek Insulator Failure

  pdf 1.61 MB

The Condition of Power Poles in South West Victoria

• Final Report – 29 July 2019:

  SWPowerPoles_FinalReport_20190725

  pdf 179.06 KB

  • Media release

    MR_20190729_SWPP_finalreport

    pdf 29.03 KB

  • ESV’s response to submissions:

    ESV_Response_submissions-Draft_Report_Condition_Power_Poles_SW_Vic

    pdf 126.79 KB

• Draft Report – 31 May 2019:

  South_West_Pole_Conditions_Investigation_Report-Draft

  pdf 182.62 KB

  • Submissions received

St Patrick’s Day fires

• Garvoc Fire (The Sisters) Technical Report – 17 March 2018:

  Garvoc Fire (The Sisters) Technical Report - 17 Mar 2018

  pdf 1.61 MB

• Gazette Fire Technical Report – 17 March 2018:

  Gazette Fire Technical Report - 17 Mar 2018

  pdf 1.35 MB

• Gnotuk Fire Technical Report – 17 March 2018:

  Gnotuk Fire Technical Report - 17 Mar 2018

  pdf 811.41 KB

• Minjah Fire Technical Report – 17 March 2018:

  Minjah Fire Technical Report - 17 Mar 2018

  pdf 1.42 MB

• Warrnambool-Cobden Fire Technical Report – 17 March 2018:

  Warrnambool-Cobden Fire Technical Report - 17 Mar 2018

  pdf 1.32 MB

• P3 High Street Terang Electrical Incident – 17 March 2018:

  P3 High Street Terang Electrical Incident - May 2018

  pdf 1.57 MB

2018 Australia Day outages

• 2018 Australia Day weekend outages – technical investigation report:

  ESV_Technical_Report-Australia_Day_Outages-FINAL

  pdf 195.74 KB

Smart metering

• Safety of advanced metering infrastructure in Victoria:

  Safety of advanced metering infrastructure in Victoria - Jul 2012

  pdf 250.33 KB