Powercor
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Powercor is an electricity distribution company that operates throughout western Victoria and the western and southern suburbs of Melbourne.
The company maintains and owns power lines, substations and street lights and also manages the largest distribution network in Victoria. It is said by the Chief Executive of Powercor that Powercor owns the most reliable electricity network in Australia. Powercor is also sister companies with (i) Citipower who maintain the city of Melbourne
's CBD network and (ii) ETSA who maintains the South Australia
n network.
The company maintains and owns power lines, substations and street lights and also manages the largest distribution network in Victoria. It is said by the Chief Executive of Powercor that Powercor owns the most reliable electricity network in Australia. Powercor is also sister companies with (i) Citipower who maintain the city of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
's CBD network and (ii) ETSA who maintains the South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
n network.
Powercor Australia Network Statistics
- Total Line Length: 83,468 km
- Area covered: 150,000 km2
- Customers: 698,511
- Zone Substation Transformers (66kv to 22kv): 134
- Distribution Transformers (22kv to 240v): 80,153
- Poles: 529,919
- Wires Underground: 9%
- Network Availability: 99.96%